1997 Cameroonian presidential election

Third re-election of Paul Biya Cameroon presidential 1992 Cameroonian presidential election 1992 2004 Cameroonian presidential election 2004 12 October 1997 4,220,136 83.10% ( 11.23pp) Paul Biya Paul Biya, 16-9-2002.jpg Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 3,167,820 92.57% Henri Hogbe Nlend 3x4.svg Union of the Peoples of Cameroon 85,693 2.50% President Paul Biya Cameroon People's Democratic Movement Paul Biya Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 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 93% of the vote.Elections in Cameroon https://web.archive.org/web/20110903053954/http://africanelections.tripod.com/cm.html 2011-09-03 African Elections Database Voter turnout was 83%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p184 0-19-829645-2 Results Paul Biya Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 3167820 Henri Hogbe Nlend Union of the Peoples of Cameroon 85693 Samuel Eboua Movement for the Defence of the Republic 83506 Albert Dzongang Popular Party for Development 40814 Joachim Tabi Owono Action for Meritocracy and Equal Opportunities 15817 Antoine N'Demannu Rally of Peoples without Borders 15490 Gustave Essaka Cameroon Integral Democracy 12915 84890 4220136 Nohlen et al. References Cameroon Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Cameroon Cameroon