John Mahama: Ghana's 'Mr. Power Cut' attempts a return to office

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His father was a wealthy rice farmer and teacher, before becoming a member of parliament and later on, a presidential adviser.
As a young man, Mahama studied in Moscow in 1988, where he is said to have grown disillusioned with socialism.