John Atta Mills

John Atta Mills
John Atta Mills
	John Evans Atta Mills
President of Ghana; (3rd President of the 4th Republic)
	In office; 7 January 2009 – 24 July 2012
Vice President	John Dramani Mahama
Preceded by	John Agyekum Kufuor
Succeeded by	John Dramani Mahama
3rd Vice-President of Ghana; (2nd Vice-President of the 4th Republic)
	In office; 7 January 1997 – 7 January 2001
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Preceded by	Kow Nkensen Arkaah
Succeeded by	Aliu Mahama
Personal details
Born	John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills; 21 July 1944; Tarkwa, Gold Coast; (now Ghana)
Died	24 July 2012 (aged 68); Accra, Ghana
Resting place	Asomdwee Park, Accra, Ghana
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Spouse(s)	Ernestina Naadu Mills
Children	Sam Kofi Atta Mills
Alma mater	University of Ghana (LLB, 1967); London School of Economics (LLM, 1968); School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (PhD, 1971);
Occupation	Law Professor
Notable Awards	Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize; The Fritz Redlich Alumni Award;
Positions	National Tax Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service (Ghana) (1988–1996)

John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills^[1] (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician, a lawyer, a legal scholar, a tax expert and a sports administrator. He became President of Ghana after he was elected in 2009. He died on 24 July 2012 from throat cancer.^[2]

John Atta Mills Media

President Mills featured on a billboard with Former US President Barack Obama
President Mills on a meeting with the Minister of Development of Brazil, Miguel Jorge
The US President, Barack Obama, and the President of Ghana, John Atta-Mills, in Accra (Ghana) on July 2009
First Lady Ernestina Mills, wife of John Atta Mills, with Michelle Obama in 2012
Atta Mills' gravestone at the Asomdwee Park, Accra in 2023
Bust of Atta Mills at the John Evans Atta Mills Centre for Law and Governance, GIMPA, Accra

References

↑ "John Atta Mills: Death of an African leader". Ngrguardiannews.com. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
↑ "Commonwealth Secretariat – Commonwealth Secretary-General mourns death of Ghanaian President". Thecommonwealth.org. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

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Media related to John Atta Mills at Wikimedia Commons

[ngrguardiannews1-1] "John Atta Mills: Death of an African leader". Ngrguardiannews.com. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

[2] "Commonwealth Secretariat – Commonwealth Secretary-General mourns death of Ghanaian President". Thecommonwealth.org. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

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John Atta Mills
John Evans Atta Mills

President of Ghana (3rd President of the 4th Republic)
In office 7 January 2009 – 24 July 2012
Vice President	John Dramani Mahama
Preceded by	John Agyekum Kufuor
Succeeded by	John Dramani Mahama
3rd Vice-President of Ghana (2nd Vice-President of the 4th Republic)
In office 7 January 1997 – 7 January 2001
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Preceded by	Kow Nkensen Arkaah
Succeeded by	Aliu Mahama

Personal details
Born	John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (1944-07-21)21 July 1944 Tarkwa, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Died	24 July 2012(2012-07-24) (aged 68) Accra, Ghana
Resting place	Asomdwee Park, Accra, Ghana
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Spouse(s)	Ernestina Naadu Mills
Children	Sam Kofi Atta Mills
Alma mater	University of Ghana (LLB, 1967) London School of Economics (LLM, 1968) School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (PhD, 1971)
Occupation	Law Professor
Notable Awards	Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize The Fritz Redlich Alumni Award
Positions	National Tax Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service (Ghana) (1988–1996)