1997 Cameroonian presidential election information
1997 Cameroonian presidential election
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12 October 1997
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Registered
4,220,136
Turnout
83.10%
Nominee
Paul Biya
Henri Hogbe Nlend
Party
RDPC
UPC
Popular vote
3,167,820
85,693
Percentage
92.57%
2.50%
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Paul Biya
RDPC
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Paul Biya
RDPC
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Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 12 October 1997. They were boycotted by the main opposition parties, the Social Democratic Front, the National Union for Democracy and Progress, and the Cameroon Democratic Union, as well as the smaller African Peoples Union. As a result, incumbent President Paul Biya was re-elected with 92.57% of the vote.[1] Voter turnout was 83.1%.[2]
^Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
^Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p184 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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