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Ghana's
President John Atta Mills, who was suffering from throat cancer, has died in
the capital, Accra.
A statement
from his office said the 68-year-old died a few hours after being taken ill,
but did not give details.
"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.
Mr Atta
Mills has ruled the West African country since 2009.
The BBC's
Sammy Darko, who is at the military hospital in Accra, says Mr Atta Mill's
voice has been degenerating in the last few months.
A
presidential aide said the leader had complained of suffering pains on Monday
evening and he died on Tuesday afternoon, Reuters reports.
He had
returned to Ghana after visiting the US for medical checks, the news agency
says.
Mr Atta
Mills came to power after narrowly winning against a candidate from the then
governing New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo-Addo, in polls in December 2008.
He was to
run for a second term in December.
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