Presidential library

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A presidential library, presidential center, or presidential museum is a facility either created in honor of a former president and containing their papers, or affiliated with a country's presidency.

In the United States

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In other countries

  • {{ill|Presidential Library (Azerbaijan)|az|Prezident Kitabxanası (Azərbaycan)|lt=Presidential Library|v=sup}} in Baku, Azerbaijan, established in 2003
  • {{ill|Presidential Library (Belarus)|be|Прэзідэнцкая бібліятэка Рэспублікі Беларусь|lt=Presidential Library|v=sup}} in Minsk, Belarus, a research library{{cite web |author1=Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus |title=Presidential Library of the Republic of Belarus |url=https://president.gov.by/en/statebodies/state-institution-presidential-library |website=Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus |publisher=President of Belarus |access-date=4 December 2022}}
  • {{ill|Saakashvili Presidential Library|ka|სააკაშვილის საპრეზიდენტო ბიბლიოთეკა|v=sup}} in Tbilisi, Georgia, named after former president Mikheil Saakashvili{{cite news |title=Man detained for setting fire to former President Saakashvili library in Tbilisi |url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2020/1215 |access-date=4 December 2022 |work=Agenda.ge}}
  • South Korea:
  • {{ill|Kim Dae-jung Presidential Library & Museum|ko|김대중도서관|v=sup}} in Seoul, named after former president Kim Dae-jung{{cite news |title=Presidential library discloses letters exchanged by Kim Dae-jung, Joe Biden |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201109000986 |work=The Korea Herald |agency=Yonhap News Agency |date=9 November 2020 |language=en |access-date=4 December 2022}}
  • Park Chung-hee Presidential Museum in Gumi, named after former president Park Chung-hee{{cite news |title=Museum honoring former President Park Chung-hee to open in Gumi |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210927008700315 |access-date=4 December 2022 |work=Yonhap News Agency |date=27 September 2021 |language=en}}
  • Vicente Fox Center of Studies, Library and Museum in San Cristóbal, Guanajuato, Mexico, named after former president Vicente Fox
  • Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, named after former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
  • Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in Saint Petersburg, Russia, named after Boris Yeltsin, first president of the Russian Federation
  • J. R. Jayewardene Centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka, named after Junius Richard Jayewardene, first executive president of Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan (Republic of China):
  • {{ill|Chiang Ching-kuo Presidential Library|zh|蔣經國總統圖書館|v=sup}} in Taipei, named after former president Chiang Ching-kuo{{cite news |title=Chiang Ching-kuo cultural park opens, featuring presidential library |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202201220015 |access-date=4 December 2022 |work=Focus Taiwan |date=2022-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122110647/https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202201220015 |archive-date=2022-01-22}}
  • Presidential and Vice-Presidential Artifacts Museum in Taipei, with archives from various presidents and vice presidents of the country
  • Presidential Library in Ankara, Turkey, the largest library in the country

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