Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - John Mahama takes over as 4th President of Ghana

May I add my small voice to the echo of those of our brothers and sisters who
have been extending their condolences to Ghanians for this sudden death of our
colleague in the academy and head of state. Clearly, the histories of Nigeria
and Ghana are "somehow intertwined." It was not too long ago that the former
Nigerian president died in office, and now that of Ghana! Note, especially, the
smooth transition of power in Ghana. This is one reason we (as lovers of
democracy) should all be proud Ghanians.

In truth, there is much those of us who write on democratic transition and
consolidation in Africa should learn from our Ghanian brothers and sisters--just
as we should learn from their football prowess, too.

May the soul of our dear colleague rest in perpetual peace as he joins our
progressive ancestors!

Ike Udogu


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From: "Akurang-Parry, Kwabena" <KAParr@ship.edu>
Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 5:00 pm
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - John Mahama takes over as 4th President of
Ghana
To: "usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>

> Following the sudden death of President John Atta Mills, Vice
> President John
>
> John Mahama has taken over as the President of Ghana.
>
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> Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood on Tuesday night swore into
> office, Mr. John Dramani Mahama in Parliament as the 4th President
> of the Republic of Ghana and Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed
> Forces.
> President John Mahama takes over the remaining term of Prof. John
> Evans Atta Mills, who died earlier on Tuesday at the 37 Military
> Hospital after suffering a short illness.
>
> President Mahama until Tuesday was Vice President for the late
> President Mills.
>
> Parliament was recalled by Speaker of Parliament Joyce Bamford-Addo
> for an emergency sitting after an earlier meeting in the day, where
> a letter was read by the speaker informing MP's of the President's
> decision to travel to Nigeria on Tuesday night on an official visit.
>
> Both sides of the political divide wore black and red, to signify
> their grief.
>
> Mr. Mahama returned to Ghana and, from 1991 to 1996, he worked as
> the Information, Culture and Research Officer at the Embassy of
> Japan in Accra.
>
> From there he moved to the nongovernmental agency (NGO) PLAN
> International's Ghana Country Office, where he worked as
> International Relations, Sponsorship Communications and Grants
> Manager.
> Mahama was first elected to the Parliament of Ghana in 1996 to
> represent the Bole/Bamboi Constituency for a four-year term. In
> April 1997, Mr. Mahama was appointed Deputy Minister of
> Communications.
> He rose to become the substantive Minister of Communications by
> November 1998; it was a position he held until January 2001 when
> the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which was the current
> ruling party, handed over power to the newly elected New Patriotic
> Party's government.
>
> In 2000, Mahama was re-elected for another four-year term as the
> Member of Parliament for the Bole/Bamboi Constituency. He was again
> re-elected in 2004 for a third term. From 2001 to 2004, Mahama
> served as the Minority Parliamentary Spokesman for Communications.
> In 2002, he was appointed the Director of Communications for the NDC.
>
> Mahama has seven children. He is married to Lordina Mahama.
>
> It is unclear however, if President John Mahama will be selected by
> the National Democratic Congress to lead the party in the December
> elections.**
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