Since 1981, Ghana has had the following presidents: Jerry John Rawlings, John Kufuor, John Atta Mills, and now John Mahama.

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You've got an outstanding congressional delegation -- Donna Edwards, John Sarbanes, Elijah Cummings. (Applause.) You've got Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in the house. (Applause.) And I want to give a big round of applause -- because it's not easy to do -- I want to give Anna, who spoke before the Governor, give her a big round of applause -- (applause) -- because she did an outstanding job.

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John Agyekum Kufuor, 61, has succeeded in second shot at the presidency after losing to outgoing President Jerry Rawlings in 1996.

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