1965 Nigerien presidential election

none 1965 Nigerien presidential election Niger presidential no 1970 Nigerien presidential election 1970 30 September 1965 Hamani Diori 1968b.jpg Hamani Diori Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally 1,678,912 100% President Hamani Diori Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally Hamani Diori Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally Presidential elections were held for the first time in Niger on 30 September 1965. The country had been declared a one-party state shortly after independence in 1960, with the Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally becoming the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent president Hamani Diori, was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. Voter turnout was reported to be 98.4%.Elections in Niger https://web.archive.org/web/20120309131323/http://africanelections.tripod.com/ne.html 2012-03-09 African Elections Database Results Hamani Diori Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally 1678912 1658 1707044 Sternberger et al.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1485 References Niger Category:1965 in Niger Category:Presidential elections in Niger Category:One-party elections Category:Single-candidate elections