Togolese presidential election, 1993
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Presidential elections were held in Togo
on 25 August 1993. They were the first presidential elections in the country to feature more than one candidate. However, the major opposition parties boycotted the election, and only two minor candidates ran against incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma
, who ultimately won over 95% of the vote. Voter turnout was just 36.2%.
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
on 25 August 1993. They were the first presidential elections in the country to feature more than one candidate. However, the major opposition parties boycotted the election, and only two minor candidates ran against incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
General Gnassingbé Eyadéma , was the President of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005. He participated in two successful military coups, in January 1963 and January 1967, and became President on April 14, 1967...
, who ultimately won over 95% of the vote. Voter turnout was just 36.2%.
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Gnassingbé Eyadéma Gnassingbé Eyadéma General Gnassingbé Eyadéma , was the President of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005. He participated in two successful military coups, in January 1963 and January 1967, and became President on April 14, 1967... |
Rally of the Togolese People Rally of the Togolese People The Rally of the Togolese People is the ruling political party in Togo. The President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, is also the National President of the RPT.... |
691,485 | 96.5 |
Jacques Amouzou Jacques Amouzou Kwame-Mensah Jacques Amouzou is a Togolese politician and businessman. An ethnic Ewe, Amouzou was a minor candidate in both the 1993 and 1998 presidential elections. He is the President of the Union of Independent Liberals... |
Independent | 13,168 | 1.9 |
Adani Ifé | Togolese Alliance for Democracy | 11,584 | 1.6 |
Invalid/blank votes | 32,948 | ||
Total | 737,237 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen et al |