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John Atta Mills

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John Atta Mills
Mills in 2009
11th President of Ghana
In office
7 January 2009 – 24 July 2012
Vice PresidentJohn Mahama
Preceded byJohn Kufuor
Succeeded byJohn Mahama
3rd Vice President of Ghana
In office
7 January 1997 – 7 January 2001
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Preceded byKow Nkensen Arkaah
Succeeded byAliu Mahama
Personal details
Born
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills

(1944-07-21)21 July 1944
Tarkwa, then part of the Colony of the Gold Coast
Died24 July 2012(2012-07-24) (aged 68)
Accra, Ghana
Resting placeAsomdwee Park, Accra, Ghana
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
SpouseErnestina Naadu Mills (née Botchway)
ChildrenSam Kofi Atta Mills
Alma mater
Notable Awards
  • Fulbright Scholar
  • Glo-CAF Platinum Award
  • Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize
  • The Fritz Redlich Alumni Award
OccupationLaw Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Ghana, Legon
FieldTax law
PositionsNational Tax Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service (1988–1996)

John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills ( Ayɛwoho 21,1944 – Ayɛwoho 24,2012) nna ɔyɛ Ghana mampanyin na mbranyimfo a ɔyɛɛ Ghana ɔmampanyin a ɔtɔ do 11 fitsi afe 2009 kesii dɛ owui wɔ afe 2012. Ɔhyɛɛ no ​​dzibew no ase wɔ Sanda 7,2009, osiandɛ odzii amanyɛkuw fofor mu kandzifo Nana Akufo-Ado do nkonyim wɔ... 2008 Ghana ɔmampanyin abatow no mu.[1] Nkan no nna ɔyɛ ɔmampanyin abadziekyir a ɔtɔ do ebiasa fitsi 1997 kesi 2001 wɔ Ɔmampanyin Jerry Rawlings ase, na osii akan wɔ afe 2000 na 2004 ɔmampanyin abatow mu dɛ franktunyi dze ma National Democratic Congress (NDC) a woenndzi nkunyim. Ɔno nye Ghana ɔmanpanyin a odzi kan a owui wɔ ber a ɔtse egua do.[2]

















  1. Kokutse, Francis (3 January 2009). "Opposition leader wins presidency in Ghana". USA Today. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. Nartey, Laud (20 July 2022). "Where is Prof Mills' body? - Sam Atta Mills asks after alleging tomb has been tampered with". 3News (in American English). Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.