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| John Evans Atta Mills | |
| President of Ghana (3rd President of the 4th Republic) |
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| In office 7 January 2009 – 24 July 2012 |
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| 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) |
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| In office 7 January 1997 – 7 January 2001 |
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| President | Jerry John Rawlings |
| Preceded by | Kow Nkensen Arkaah |
| Succeeded by | Aliu Mahama |
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| 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 |
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| Occupation | Law Professor |
| Religion | Protestant – Methodist |
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| Positions | National Tax Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service (Ghana) (1988–1996) |
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John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (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.
Images for kids
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President Mills featured on a billboard with US President Barack Obama
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President Mills on a meeting with the Minister of Development of Brazil, Miguel Jorge
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First Lady Ernestina Mills, wife of John Atta Mills, with Michelle Obama in 2012
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Atta Mills' gravestone at the Asomdwee Park in Accra