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1978 Upper Voltan presidential election

Field	Value
country	Upper Volta
previous_election	1965 Upper Voltan presidential election
previous_year	1965
election_date	14 May 1978 (first round)
28 May 1978 (second round)
next_election	1991 Burkinabé presidential election
next_year	1991
type	presidential
image1	Sangoulé Lamizana 1971.png
nominee1	Sangoulé Lamizana
party1	Independent
(UDV–RDA)
popular_vote1	711,722
percentage1	56.28%
nominee2	Macaire Ouédraogo
party2	UNDD
popular_vote2	552,954
percentage2	43.72%
map_image
title	President
before_election	Sangoulé Lamizana
before_party	Independent
after_election	Sangoulé Lamizana
after_party	Independent

28 May 1978 (second round)

(UDV–RDA)

Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Upper Volta on 14 May 1978, with a second round on 28 May after no candidate won more than 50% in the first round. They were the country's first multi-party presidential elections, the previous elections in 1965 having Maurice Yaméogo as the sole candidate. They were also the first presidential elections held under a revised Constitution adopted a year earlier.

Incumbent president Sangoulé Lamizana ran as an independent with the support of the Voltaic Democratic Union–African Democratic Rally. Lamizana was the leading candidate in the first round, before winning with 56% of the vote in the second round. Voter turnout was 35% in the first round and 44% in the second.

Background

In 1966, Yaméogo was ousted after a general strike in opposition to his rule, and was replaced by a provisional military government led by Lamizana. In 1970, a new Constitution was ratified, which was later revised by a referendum held in 1977. The first parliamentary elections were held under the revised Constitution on 30 April 1978, with the first round of the presidential elections being held two weeks later.

Results

References

[http://africanelections.tripod.com/bf.html Elections in Burkina Faso] African Elections Database
Dieter Nohlen. (1999-07-22). "Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook". OUP Oxford.

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