1979 Nigerian presidential election
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The 1979 Nigerian presidential election was the landmark vote that ended military rule and brought Alhaji Shehu Shagari to power as the first executive president of Nigeria’s Second Republic.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1979 Nigerian general election | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | presidential election ⓘ |
| broughtToPower | Shehu Shagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1979 elections in Africa
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Elections in Nigeria ⓘ History of Nigeria (1975–1999) ⓘ |
| constitutionalRequirement |
candidate must win at least one-quarter of votes in at least two-thirds of Nigerian states
ⓘ
candidate must win plurality of votes nationwide ⓘ |
| controversy | interpretation of two-thirds of states requirement ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| date | 1979-08-11 ⓘ |
| electedOffice | President of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedPerson | Shehu Shagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedPersonParty | National Party of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | two-round system with special spread requirement ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1983 Nigerian presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | period of military rule in Nigeria ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| languageContext | English ⓘ |
| legalChallenge | Awolowo v. Shagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalChallengeOutcome | Supreme Court of Nigeria upheld Shagari’s election ⓘ |
| location | Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Obafemi Awolowo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentParty | Unity Party of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf |
First Shagari administration
NERFINISHED
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Second Republic civilian rule in Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first time Nigeria elected an executive president by popular vote ⓘ |
| officeTermStart | 1979-10-01 ⓘ |
| otherMajorCandidate |
Aminu Kano
NERFINISHED
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Nnamdi Azikiwe NERFINISHED ⓘ Waziri Ibrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherMajorCandidateParty |
Great Nigeria People’s Party
NERFINISHED
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Nigerian Peoples Party NERFINISHED ⓘ People’s Redemption Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nigerian Second Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalTransition | from military to civilian rule ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1979 Nigerian parliamentary elections ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | military government of Olusegun Obasanjo ⓘ |
| resultingPresident | Shehu Shagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingTitleForWinner | Executive President of Nigeria ⓘ |
| significance |
ended military rule in Nigeria
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inaugurated Nigeria’s Second Republic ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Federal Electoral Commission of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentFormed | presidential system ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | adult Nigerian citizens ⓘ |
| winner | Shehu Shagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | National Party of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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1979 Nigerian general election