1969 Chadian presidential election

Re-election of François Tombalbaye Chad presidential 15 June 1969 1996 Chadian presidential election 1996 93.04% François Tombalbaye 1959.jpg François Tombalbaye Chadian Progressive Party 1,556,113 100% President François Tombalbaye Chadian Progressive Party François Tombalbaye Chadian Progressive Party 1962 Chadian presidential election 1962 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 to mobilise support, incumbent François Tombalbaye initiated direct elections.Chad: Authoritarian regimes, elections and coups (1962-1996) https://web.archive.org/web/20100902225435/http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/chaoneparty.htm 2010-09-02 EISA The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Chadian Progressive Party as the sole legal party and Tombalbaye ran unopposed.Elections in Chad https://web.archive.org/web/20110903121601/http://africanelections.tripod.com/td.html 2011-09-03 African Elections Database Voter turnout was 93%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p238 0-19-829645-2 Results François Tombalbaye Chadian Progressive Party 1556113 6026 1678979 Nohlen et al. References Chad Presidential election Category:Presidential elections in Chad Category:One-party elections Category:Single-candidate elections Chad