General elections were held in
Togo on 30 December 1979, alongside a
constitutional referendum that confirmed the country's status as a
one-party state.
Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who had led a coup in 1967, was elected
President unopposed,[1] whilst the
Rally of the Togolese People (the sole legal party) won all 67 seats in the
National Assembly as its list of 67 candidates was approved by voters.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.3% in the parliamentary election and 99.4% in the presidential election.