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1999 Nigerian presidential election|
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Map_of_the_1999_Nigerian_presidential_election.svg/300px-Map_of_the_1999_Nigerian_presidential_election.svg.png) States won by Obasanjo (in green), and Falae (blue) |
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Presidential elections were held in
Nigeria on 27 February 1999. These were the first elections since the 1993 military coup, and the first elections of the
Fourth Nigerian Republic. 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
Voting during the 1999 presidential election in Nigeria
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Olusegun Obasanjo |
People's Democratic Party | 18,738,154 | 62.78 |
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Olu Falae |
AD–
APP | 11,110,287 | 37.22 |
Total | 29,848,441 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 29,848,441 | 98.57 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 431,611 | 1.43 |
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Total votes | 30,280,052 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 57,938,945 | 52.26 |
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Source:
African Elections Database |
References