1978 Rwandan presidential election

1978 Rwandan presidential election
← 1969 24 December 1978 1983 →
President before election; Juvénal Habyarimana; MRND	Elected President ; Juvénal Habyarimana; MRND

Presidential elections were held in Rwanda on 24 December 1978, a week after the country's new constitution was approved in a referendum. The constitution had made the country a one-party state with the National Revolutionary Movement for Development (MRND) the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent President Juvénal Habyarimana, who had taken power in the 1973 coup d'état, was the only candidate. The results showed 99% of votes in favour of his candidacy.^[1]

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Candidate		Party	%
	Juvénal Habyarimana	MRND	98.99
Against			1.01
Total

Source: African Elections Database

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