Chadian presidential election, 1969

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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 93.0%.^[3]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
François Tombalbaye	Chadian Progressive Party	1,556,113	100
Invalid/blank votes		6,026	–
Total		1,562,139	100
Registered voters/turnout		1,678,979	93.0
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Chad: Authoritarian regimes, elections and coups (1962-1996) EISA
↑ Elections in Chad African Elections Database
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p238 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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