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Source BBC-Swahili.

Ghana's President John Atta Mills has died after falling ill, his office has said in a statement.

A statement said the 68-year-old died a few hours after being taken ill, but did not give details.

"It is with a heavy heart...that we announce the sudden and untimely death of the president of the Republic of Ghana," the statement said.

Mr Atta Mills has ruled the west African country since 2009. He had been suffering from throat cancer.


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A picture taken on July 11, 2009 shows John Atta Mills, the president of Ghana, and US President Barack Obama walking together upon arrival at the Presidential Castle in Accra. Ghana President John Atta Mills died on July 24, 2012 according to a statement from the presidency.




Ghana President John Atta-Mills (right) chats with US President Barack Obama (left) on July 11, 2009 at Osu Castle, the government headquarters and a former slave trading fort, in Accra. The visit marked Obama's first to sub Saharan African as president. Huge crowds lined the streets of Accra hoping to catch a glimpse of the first black US president, the son of an African immigrant, after he arrived from the Group of Eight summit in Italy.

[shwishwi]

A life spent well! RIP mr President