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Lucy Goosey

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 01:14 PM Jul 2012

Ghana president dies suddenly after taking ill

Source: The Globe and Mail

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 death of the president of the world’s number two cacao grower comes months before Mr. Mills was due to stand for re-election at the helm of the West African country that posted double-digit growth in 2011 and has been praised for its strong democracy in a turbulent region.

Read more: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/ghana-president-dies-suddenly-after-taking-ill/article4437582/



It seems to have been very sudden.
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Ghana president dies suddenly after taking ill (Original Post) Lucy Goosey Jul 2012 OP
That sounds fishy, no? loudsue Jul 2012 #1
I do hope it was natural and without foul play. Fearless Jul 2012 #2
Some will speculate poison. Lint Head Jul 2012 #3
I saw what you did there XemaSab Jul 2012 #4
That's downright fractal. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #7
Did the food taster get a payoff to gun deck his duties? nt MADem Jul 2012 #5
check his food for polonium! nt Troy Cookin with Gas Jul 2012 #6
One source reporting cause of death as throat cancer Lucy Goosey Jul 2012 #8
An unexpected attack of throat cancer? Igel Jul 2012 #9
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