24 July 2012 Last updated at 16:56 ET
President Atta Mills came to power in 2009
Ghana's President John Atta Mills, who was suffering from throat cancer, has died in hospital in the capital, Accra.
A statement from his office said the 68-year-old died a few hours after being taken ill, but did not give details.
John Dramani Mahama, his vice-president, has been sworn in as his replacement in a ceremony in the capital.
Mr Atta Mills had ruled the West African country since 2009.
"It is with a heavy heart... that we announce the sudden and untimely death of the president of the Republic of
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Ghana president Atta Mills dies
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment