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1983 Rwandan presidential election

Field	Value
election_name	1983 Rwandan presidential election
country	Rwanda
flag_year	1962
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1978 Rwandan presidential election
previous_year	1978
next_election	1988 Rwandan presidential election
next_year	1988
election_date	19 December 1983
image1	[[File:Juvénal Habyarimana (1980).jpg	140x140px]]
nominee1	Juvénal Habyarimana
colour1	000000
party1	MRND
percentage1	99.97%
title	President
before_election	Juvénal Habyarimana
before_party	MRND
after_election	Juvénal Habyarimana
after_party	MRND

Presidential elections were held in Rwanda on 19 December 1983. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the National Revolutionary Movement for Development (MRND) the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent President Juvénal Habyarimana, who had taken power in the 1973 coup d'état, was the only candidate. The results showed 99.97% of votes in favour of his candidacy.

Results

References

[http://africanelections.tripod.com/rw.html Elections in Rwanda] African Elections Database

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