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__Name__: John Atta Mills __Born in__: Ghana __Born__: 1944 __instated in__: 2009 __Education__: I have a doctorate. I have done schooling at the University of Ghana, London school of Economics and Political Science, and Stanford Law School. __Previous Occupation__: Before I was the president of Ghana I was the vice president, a school teacher, a tax lawyer and I was even on a national hockey team at one point. __Country__: I am the president of Ghana. Our economy relies on the production of cocoa and gold. Our society is split into four main tribes. Oldest man is considered the head of the family in our culture. Ghana is located in western Africa and borders the gulf of guinea. Small sized country, with only 88,811 square miles. Our population is about 23,350,927. The population is growing due to increased birth rates and longer living times. The national language is English and the most popular religion is christianity. We follow a democracy.

References:
 * Barak Obama and the United States- Obama came and praised my leadership in 2009.
 * Omar Hassan al-Bashir and Sudan- I refused to cooperate in the arrest of President Omar
 * Jerry Rawlings- The president that I served as president to. When he was finished with his two terms he announced that he wanted me to be the next president, he has always been a supporter of me.

I am very qualifying for the Mo Ibrahim award. I run my government very safely and we are a peaceful and quiet country. I have worked hard to keep people with jobs and keeping their human rights. Our economy has been stable while relying on the production of gold and cocoa. Our development has continued to increase and our country is doing well.

Work Cited

Trickey, Erick. "Atta Mills, John (1944-)." // Newsmakers //. Ed. Laura Avery. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2010. // Student Resource Center - Gold //. Web. 20 Sept. 2010. 1990s, the, and the effects of structural adjustment in Ghana were. "Ghana - The Economy." //Country Studies//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2010. .

"BBC NEWS | Africa | Profile: Ghana President John Atta Mills." //BBC News - Home//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2010. .

Category. "Geography and Map of Ghana." //Geography Home Page - Geography at About.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2010. .

"Google - public data." //Google//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2010. . 