The president of Ghana, John Atta Mills, who promised that the oil reserves of the country used for the good of the people, died Tuesday shortly after you get sick, officials said.
Mills, who turned 68 on Saturday, had planned to apply for a second term as president in December.
According to reports from Ghana, Mills complained of pain on Monday and Tuesday has died in a military hospital in the capital, Accra.
No details were given, but was told he suffered from throat cancer.
Vice President John Dramani Mahamat, who was sworn in as president after Mills is now dead, said the country was "devastated" by death.
The people shouted in the streets of Accra, to know the news, the Associated Press.
Ghana, which has experienced strong growth in recent years, is seen as a beacon of democracy in West Africa.
Main export is cocoa in Ghana, but the country has started oil production two years ago.
President Obama has visited in 2009, six months after Mills took office.
When Obama has received the Oval Office in March, the President praised 'record' Mills as a leader.
Mills's predecessor, John Kufuor, has submitted his resignation after two presidential terms. Mills had run twice unsuccessfully for president against Kufuor first to capture power in 2008 after a vote that was the closest in history. Mills ran on a platform of change.
Born in 1944 in western Ghana, Mills had a degree in Law from the University of Ghana.
He received his doctorate from the London School of Oriental and African Studies before studying at Stanford University, Fulbright scholar.
Mills has been teaching at the University of Ghana for many years before entering politics. He also served as vice president of the military leader of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, 1997 and 2001.
08:34 | 0
comments
