International media on President Mills’ death

Ghana’s President Prof John Evans Atta Mills passed away today July 24, 2012 after celebrating his 68th birthday on Saturday July 21, 2012.

He died at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, a presidential statement said today.

This was how the international media reported the death of the president.

Reuters

Ghana President Mills dead: presidential statement
Ghana’s President John Atta Mills has died, according to a statement sent by the president’s office to Reuters on Tuesday.

“It is with a heavy heart…that we announce the sudden and untimely death of the president of the Republic of Ghana,” the statement said.

It said the president, 68, died a few hours after being taken ill but no further details were given

Aljazeera

Ghana president dies after illness
Ghana’s President John Atta Mills has died after being taken ill, a statement from the president’s office said.

“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden and untimely death of  the president of the republic of Ghana,” the statement said on Tuesday.

It said the  68-year-old leader of the West African nation died a few hours after being taken ill.

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.

Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Ghana president dies suddenly after falling ill
Ghana President John Atta Mills has died after being taken ill, the presidency announced on Tuesday, but details of his death remained unclear.

“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden and untimely death of the president of the republic of Ghana,” the statement said, adding that the 68-year-old leader of the West African nation died a few hours after falling ill.

Mills took over as Ghana’s president in January 2009. He narrowly won the vote in 2008 with a less than one percent margin against a candidate from the party of incumbent John Kufuor, widely respected for having bowed out following his two terms in office.

Guardian UK

Ghana’s president dies hours after being taken ill
Ghana’s president, John Atta Mills, has died unexpectedly hours after being taken ill.

The president’s death comes months before he was due to stand for re-election in the west African country, which has been praised for its strong democracy in a turbulent region.

CNN

President of Ghana dies
The president of the West African nation of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills, has died, the president’s chief of staff said in a statement Tuesday.

He died at a military hospital Tuesday afternoon, the statement said.

Mills was a former law professor and served as Ghana’s vice president from 1997 to 2000. He ran for president unsuccessfully in 2000 and 2004 before winning the election in 2009.

U.S. President Barack Obama met with Mills when he visited Ghana in July 2009. Obama praised Ghana as a model for democracy and stability when Mills visited Washington this year.

Israel National News

President of Ghana John Mills Dies at 68
President of Ghana John Atta Mills died Tuesday at the age of 68. A statement from the presidency stated, “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden and untimely death of the president of the republic of Ghana.”

The statement attributed Mills’ death to a sudden illness.

Swiss Info via Reuters
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 Seattle Times via Associated Press

Ghana TV announces president Atta Mills has died
State-run television in Ghana is announcing that President John Atta Mills has died at age 68.

Ghanaian television stations GTV and TV3 broke into regular programming Tuesday to announce the death of the president who was in his first term in office.

Chief of Staff John Henry Martey Newman addressed the nation on TV, saying Atta Mills died Tuesday afternoon at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra.

Newman gave no details about the cause of Atta Mills’ death. The president celebrated his 68th birthday Saturday.
Atta Mills was elected in a 2008 runoff vote that was the closest in the country’s history. He was to run for a second term in December.

Bangkok Post

Ghana president dies after being taken ill: presidency
Ghana President John Atta Mills has died after being taken ill, the presidency announced on Tuesday, but details of his death remained unclear

Indo-Asian News Service

Ghana President John Atta Mills dead
Ghanian President John Evans Atta Mills died at a military hospital Tuesday after falling ill, Xinhua reported.

Chief of Staff of the Presidency Henry Martey Newman said that President Mills died at 37 Millitary Hospital in Accra after being rushed there when his health deteriorated.

Mills, 68, was inaugurated in January 2009.

Voice of America (VOA)
Ghana’s President John Atta Mills Dead

News reports from Ghana say President John Atta Mills has died.

The Ghanian president’s office says the 68-year-old president died a “sudden and untimely death” Tuesday, a few hours after falling ill.
Ghanian news reports say he died at a military hospital in the capital, Accra.

There was no immediate word on what caused his death.

John Atta Mills had led Ghana since 2009.

Christian Post

Ghana’s President John Atta Mills Dead At 68
The president of the West African nation of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills, has died at age 68, according to a statement released by the president’s chief of staff on Tuesday.

Mills, who fell ill on Monday night just two days after celebrating his 68th birthday, unexpectedly passed away hours later at a military hospital after going into cardiac arrest, it was revealed.

Financial Times UK

Ghana’s president dies after falling ill
Ghana’s president, John Atta Mills, died in hospital in Accra on Tuesday, aged 68.

Mr Mills had been suffering from throat cancer but his death was unexpected. The president’s office said he died a few hours after being taken ill.

BBC

Ghana’s President John Atta Mills dies
Ghana’s President John Atta Mills, who was suffering from throat cancer, has died in hospital in the capital, Accra.

The BBC’s Sammy Darko, who is at the military hospital in Accra, says Mr Atta Mills’ voice has been degenerating in the last few months.

The New York Times

The president of Ghana, John Atta Mills, died unexpectedly Tuesday at a military hospital in the capital, Accra, five months short of finishing his first term in office. He turned 68 on Saturday.

By Ekow Quandzie