Ghana's President John Atta
Mills has died unexpectedly, a presidential statement
said, and an aide said his death occurred on Tuesday
after he took ill on Monday night.
The death of the president of the world's No. 2 cocoa
grower comes months before Mills was due to stand
for re-election at the helm of the West African country
that posted double-digit growth in 2011 and has been
praised for its strong democracy in a turbulent region.
"It is with a heavy heart...that we announce the sudden
and untimely death of the president of the Republic of
Ghana," a statement sent to Reuters by the president's
office said.
It said that Mills, 68, died a few hours after being taken
ill but no further details were given.
A presidential aide, who asked not to be named, said
the president had complained of pains on Monday
evening and died early on Tuesday afternoon when his
condition worsened.
Mills, who oversaw the start of oil production in
Ghana, returned from medical checks in the United
States several weeks ago. (Reporting by Kwassi Kpodo;
Writing by David Lewis; Editing by Michael Roddy)
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