Gabonese presidential election, 1979

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Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 30 December 1979, the first time they had been held separately from National Assembly elections. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Gabonese Democratic Party as the sole legal party. GDP leader and incumbent president Omar Bongo was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed.^[1]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Omar Bongo	Gabonese Democratic Party	725,807	100
Invalid/blank votes		236	–
Total		726,043	100
Registered voters/turnout		726,079	99.9
Source: African Elections Database

References

↑ Elections in Gabon African Elections Database

Elections and referendums in Gabon

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