Atta-Mills sworn in as president of GhanaJohn Atta-Mills Prof. John Evans Atta Mills (born July 21, 1944[1]) is a Ghanaian politician and former vice-president who has twice ran unsuccessfully for president as the candidate of the National Democratic Congress. hailed the "dawn of a new era" Wednesday as he was sworn in as Ghana's new president amid ceremonial drumbeats at a ceremony attended by several African heads of state. "It is a dawn of a new era for Ghana and I hope to tap the experiences of the two former presidents ... to build a better Ghana," he said, referring to the outgoing John Kufuor and his predecessor Jerry Rawlings. Clad in a white gown with Ghanaian traditional Kente ken·te n. 1. A brightly patterned, handwoven ceremonial cloth of the Ashanti. 2. A durable machine-woven fabric similar to this fabric, prominently featured in Afrocentric fashion. cloth draped drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. over the top, the 64-year-old took his oath of office An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. amid celebrations in the main square of the capital Accra. "During the elections Ghana's democracy was stretched to the limits but at the end of the day the sovereign will of the people prevailed," he said, referring to a closely-contested election in which he beat off the challenge of rival Nana Akuffo-Addo. He was sworn in shortly after the new vice president John Dramani Mahama John Dramani Mahama is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Ghana. , one month to the day after the first round of the presidential election on December 7. 
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