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1879 Liberian general election

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Field	Value
country	Liberia
next_election	1881 Liberian general election
next_year	1881
previous_election	1877 Liberian general election
previous_year	1877
election_date	May 1879
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image1	Anthony W. Gardiner.jpg
nominee1	Anthony W. Gardiner
party1	True Whig Party
title	President
before_election	Anthony W. Gardiner
before_party	True Whig Party
after_election	Anthony W. Gardiner
after_party	True Whig Party

General elections were held in Liberia in May 1879. Incumbent president Anthony W. Gardiner of the True Whig Party was the only candidate in the presidential elections, and was elected unopposed.

References

Carl Patrick Burrowes. (1995). "Democracy Or Disarmament: Some Second Thoughts On Amos Sawyer And Contemporary Politicians". Liberian Studies Journal.
[http://africanelections.tripod.com/lr.html Elections in Liberia] African Elections Database

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