John Evans Atta Mills is remembered in public life for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists John Evans Atta Mills as sixth President of the Republic of Ghana (1944–2012).
John Evans Atta Mills was born at Tarkwa in 1944. His recorded nationality is Ghana. He was educated at University of Ghana and Achimota School.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
The record of office reads: President of Ghana (2009–2012) and Vice President of the Republic of Ghana (1997–2001).
His political affiliation is recorded as National Democratic Congress.
The test of a public life is what remained possible afterwards that had not been possible before.
Formal honours included the Order of the Star of Ghana and Order of the Volta.
That the career was made in Ghana is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
John Evans Atta Mills died in 2012, aged 68. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- President of Ghana (2009–2012)
- Vice President of the Republic of Ghana (1997–2001)
- Order of the Star of Ghana
- Order of the Volta
- Educated at University of Ghana and Achimota School
