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1969 Chadian presidential election

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1969 Chadian presidential election

15 June 1969 1996 →
Turnout93.04%
 
Candidate François Tombalbaye
Party PPT
Popular vote 1,556,113
Percentage 100%

President before election

François Tombalbaye
PPT

Elected President

François Tombalbaye
PPT

Direct presidential elections were held in Chad for the first time on 15 June 1969. Previously the President had been elected by an electoral college, but in an attempt mobilise support, incumbent François Tombalbaye initiated direct elections.[1] The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Chadian Progressive Party as the sole legal party and Tombalbaye ran unopposed.[2] Voter turnout was 93%.[3]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
François TombalbayeChadian Progressive Party1,556,113100.00
Total1,556,113100.00
Valid votes1,556,11399.61
Invalid/blank votes6,0260.39
Total votes1,562,139100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,678,97993.04
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Chad: Authoritarian regimes, elections and coups (1962-1996) Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine EISA
  2. ^ Elections in Chad African Elections Database
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p238 ISBN 0-19-829645-2