1978 Maldivian presidential election

1978 Maldivian presidential election

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Candidate Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Party Independent
Percentage 92.96%

President before election

Ibrahim Nasir
RMP

Elected President

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Independent

Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 28 July 1978. The election took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom,[1] who was elected with 92.96% of the vote.

  1. ^ "News in Brief", The Times, 31 July 1978, p5, issue 60367