John Atta Mills vs Rene Moawad

John Atta Mills won the 2008 presidential election as the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), defeating Nana Akufo-Addo of the NPP. The election was closely contested and required a runoff.

Under Mills' presidency, Ghana began commercial oil production from the Jubilee field. The government established the Petroleum Revenue Management Act to manage oil revenues transparently.

President John Atta Mills died suddenly at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra on July 24, 2012. His death was attributed to a short illness. Vice President John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as his successor.

Rene Moawad was elected President of Lebanon on November 5, 1989, under the Taif Agreement, which aimed to end the civil war. He was a moderate Maronite politician from Zgharta, seen as a consensus candidate acceptable to both Christian and Muslim factions. His election was a key step in implementing the peace plan.

On November 22, 1989, just 17 days after taking office, President Rene Moawad was assassinated by a car bomb in Beirut. The explosion killed him and 23 others. The assassination was widely attributed to Syrian-backed opponents of the Taif Agreement, and it threatened to derail the peace process. Moawad's brief presidency made him the shortest-serving Lebanese president.

Despite his assassination, Rene Moawad's election and death galvanized support for the Taif Agreement. His successor, Elias Hrawi, was elected shortly after, and the peace process continued. Moawad is remembered as a martyr for national reconciliation, though his assassination highlighted the fragility of the post-war settlement.