1972 Togolese presidential referendum

none Do you want General Eyadéma to continue the functions of President of the Republic entrusted to him by the army and the people? 9 January 1972 Togo 867,941 878 170 880,890 A referendum on coup leader Gnassingbé Eyadéma remaining as the president was held in Togo on 9 January 1972. Eyadéma had overthrown the government in 1967 and installed himself as president on 14 April. Voters were asked the question "Do you want General Eyadéma to continue the functions of president of the republic entrusted to him by the army and the people?" The result was reported to be 99.9% of voters in favour with a 97.8% turnout.Elections in Togo https://web.archive.org/web/20130306032004/http://africanelections.tripod.com/tg.html 2013-03-06 African Elections Database Results ChoiceVotes%For867,94199.9Against8780.1Invalid/blank votes170−Total868,989100Registered voters/turnout880,89098.6Source: Sternberger et al.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2205 References Category:1972 referendums Category:1972 in Togo 1972 Category:January 1972 in Africa