- Edward Mahama
Infobox Politician
name = Edward Nasigre Mahama
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small_| office = Leader of the PNC
term_start = 1996
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predecessor = Dr.Hilla Limann
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birth_date = birth date and age |1945|4|15
birth_place = flagicon|GHA Sumniboma,Ghana
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party =People's National Convention
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alma_mater =University of Ghana
occupation =Gynaecologist
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footnotes =Edward Nasigre Mahama (born
15 April 1945 ) is aGhana ian doctor and politician.Born in the village of
Sumniboma (northern Ghana) in 1945, Mahama attended Nalerigu Primary and Middle School from 1953 to 1959. He then attended Secondary School in Tamale from 1961 to 1965. Later that year, he was admitted to theUniversity of Ghana inLegon and graduated in 1972 with a medical degree.Mahama went back to Nalerigu as a medical doctor in September 1973 and four-years later, he left Ghana to become an
Obstetrics andGynecology Physician inChicago ,Illinois . During this period, he was also a Clinical Instructor atNorthwestern University . In 1990, Mahama was appointed as a lecturer and consultant atAccra 'sKorle Bu Teaching Hospital . He was elected a fellow of the West African College of Surgeons in 1994.In 1996, running as presidential candidate of the
People's National Convention (PNC), he received 3.0% of the vote. In his second attempt at the presidency, in 2000, he won 2.5% of the vote.In preparation for the 2004 presidential election, the PNC and two other parties –
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE) and theGreat Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) formed an alliance known as the Grand Coalition and chose Mahama as its presidential candidate. He placed third out of four candidates, winning 1.9% of the vote.Mahama is married and the father of four children.
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