(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
Ernestina Naadu Mills (née Botchway)
Children
Sam Kofi Atta Mills[1]
Alma mater
University of Ghana (LLB)
London School of Economics (LLM)
University of London (PhD)
Notable Awards
Fulbright Scholar
Glo-CAF Platinum Award
Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize
The Fritz Redlich Alumni Award
Occupation
Law Professor
Institution
University of Ghana, Legon
Field
Tax law
Positions
National Tax Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service (1988–1996)
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as President of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the governing party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2008 Ghanaian presidential election.[2] He was previously the Vice-President from 1997 to 2001 under President Jerry Rawlings, and he contested unsuccessfully in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections as the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He was the first Ghanaian head of state to die in office.[3]
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^Kokutse, Francis (3 January 2009). "Opposition leader wins presidency in Ghana". USA Today. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
^Nartey, Laud (20 July 2022). "Where is Prof Mills' body? - Sam Atta Mills asks after alleging tomb has been tampered with". 3News. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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