Nigerian presidential election, 1999

Nigerian presidential election, 1999
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Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 27 February 1999, the first since the 1993 military coup. The result was a victory for Olusegun Obasanjo of the People's Democratic Party, who defeated Olu Falae, who was running on a joint Alliance for Democracy-All People's Party ticket.[1] Voter turnout was 52.3%.

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Olusegun Obasanjo People's Democratic Party 18,738,154 62.78
Olu Falae Alliance for Democracy-All People's Party 11,110,287 37.22
Invalid/blank votes 431,611 -
Total 30,280,052 100

References

  1. ^ Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database

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