John Atta Mills facts for kids

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)
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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

President Mills featured on a billboard with US President Barack Obama
President Mills on a meeting with the Minister of Development of Brazil, Miguel Jorge
Obama & Atta Mills, 2009
First Lady Ernestina Mills, wife of John Atta Mills, with Michelle Obama in 2012
Atta Mills' gravestone at the Asomdwee Park, Accra in 2013