1980 Cameroonian presidential election information
1980 Cameroonian presidential election
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Nominee
Ahmadou Ahidjo
Party
UNC
Popular vote
3,329,145
Percentage
100%
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Ahmadou Ahidjo
UNC
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Ahmadou Ahidjo
UNC
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Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 5 April 1980. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroonian National Union as the sole legal party. Its leader, Ahmadou Ahidjo, was the only candidate in the election, and won unopposed.[1] Voter turnout was 99%.[2]
^Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
^Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p183 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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