Ghana’s former Vice-President John Dramani Mahama, was today, July 25 2012, sworn into office as the president of that country following the death of John Atta Mills. The new president is regarded by many as a champion of the underprivileged.

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President Mahama was born at Bole-Bamboi in Ghana's northern region on 29 November 1958
He spent much of his youth (20s & 30s) studying. He spent considerable time in Moscow, and he worked for four years as an information officer at the Japanese embassy in Accra.

He served as a member of the Pan African Parliament in South Africa

Mahama joined the non-governmental organisation PLAN International in 1995, working as a sponsorship and grants manager in the Ghana country office.

In December 1996, he was elected to his first term as MP, running on the ticket of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party.

He served as Deputy Communication Minister from April 1997 to November 1998, stepping up to head the ministry for the following two years.

While he was still serving as Communications Minister, Mr. Mahama also doubles as the Chairman of the National Communications Authority, from where he played a key role in stabilising the Ghana telecom sector after deregulation in 1997. Continue to see more of his intimidating profile here http://amakaikenga..com/2012/07/meet-ghanas-new-president-john-dramani.html