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Ghana. Presidential and Parliamentary election ephemera
M1650  
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Description
This collection consists of materials related to the 2008 presidential elections in Ghana. The materials consist of posters, newspapers, flyers, and other materials. Map folders 9 and 10 are stored at Green Library.
Background
The first presidential and parliamentary election was December 7, 2008. There was a run-off on December 28, 2008, between John Evans Atta-Mills of the National Democratic Congress and Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo of the New Patriotic Party. Atta-Mills won 50.23% of the vote and became president. Akuffo Addo won 49.77% of the vote.
Extent
11 Linear Feet (4 cartons, 5 flat boxes, 1 half box, 3 map folders)
Restrictions
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
Availability
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.