1963 Togolese general election

none April 2022 1963 Togolese presidential election Togo presidential no 1961 Togolese general election 1961 1979 Togolese general election 1979 yes 1963 05 05 TOGO PRES. NICOLAS GRUNITSKY - CROPPED.jpg Nicolas Grunitzky Togolese People's Movement 568,893 100% President Emmanuel Bodjollé Nicolas Grunitzky Military PTP General elections were held in Togo on 5 May 1963, alongside a constitutional referendum. It followed a military coup earlier in the year which had ousted (and killed) President Sylvanus Olympio, who had dissolved all political parties except his own Party of Togolese Unity in 1961. Nicolas Grunitzky, who had served as Prime Minister since shortly after the coup was elected president unopposed. Antoine Meatchi was elected as vice president.Togo (03/05) https://2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/togo/47186.htm U.S. Department of State In the National Assembly election, a single list of candidates containing members of the Party of Togolese Unity, Juvento, the Democratic Union of the Togolese People and the Togolese People's Movement (all of which had 14 seats) was put forward under the name "Reconciliation and National Union". It was approved by 99% of voters. Voter turnout was 91%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p903 0-19-829645-2 Results President Nicolas Grunitzky Togolese People's Movement 568893 13416 639524 Nohlen et al. National Assembly Reconciliation and National Union 568893 56 Against 7993 5423 New 639524 Nohlen et al. References Togo General Category:Elections in Togo Category:Single-candidate elections Category:Presidential elections in Togo Togo