1979 Gabonese presidential election

none Gabon presidential 30 December 1979 1973 Gabonese general election 1973 1986 Gabonese presidential election 1986 100% Omar Bongo & Gaston Thorn - 1981 (cropped).jpg Omar Bongo Gabonese Democratic Party 727,807 100% President Omar Bongo Gabonese Democratic Party Omar Bongo Gabonese Democratic Party Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 30 December 1979, the first time they had been held separately from National Assembly elections. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) as the sole legal party. PDG leader and incumbent president Omar Bongo was the only candidate, and was unopposed for a second full term. Bongo claimed to have received 100% of valid votes, with only 236 people casting blank or spoiled ballots.Elections in Gabon https://web.archive.org/web/20180913155913/http://africanelections.tripod.com/ga.html 2018-09-13 African Elections Database Voter turnout was allegedly near 100%. Results Omar Bongo Gabonese Democratic Party 725807 236 726079 African Elections Database References Category:1979 in Gabon Gabon Category:Presidential elections in Gabon Category:One-party elections Category:Single-candidate elections Category:December 1979 in Africa