1983 Nigerian presidential election
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The 1983 Nigerian presidential election was the contentious vote that returned President Shehu Shagari to power shortly before the military coup that ended Nigeria’s Second Republic.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election in Nigeria
ⓘ
presidential election ⓘ |
| afterElectionGovernmentType | military government ⓘ |
| allegation |
intimidation of voters
ⓘ
manipulation of results ⓘ vote rigging ⓘ widespread electoral fraud ⓘ |
| beforeElectionGovernmentType | civilian presidential republic ⓘ |
| category |
1983 elections in Nigeria
ⓘ
Nigerian Second Republic politics ⓘ Presidential elections in Nigeria ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
contentious
ⓘ
controversial ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to political instability
ⓘ
used as justification for 1983 military coup ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| date | 1983-08-06 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | plurality voting ⓘ |
| endDate | 1983-08-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1993 Nigerian presidential election ⓘ |
| followedByEvent | 1983 Nigerian military coup d'état ⓘ |
| hasCandidateNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last presidential election of Nigeria's Second Republic ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Shehu Shagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | National Party of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaign | English ⓘ |
| location | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Obafemi Awolowo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentParty | Unity Party of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Federal Electoral Commission of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherCandidate |
Aminu Kano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nnamdi Azikiwe NERFINISHED ⓘ Waziri Ibrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherCandidateParty |
Great Nigeria Peoples Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigerian Peoples Party NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Redemption Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nigerian Second Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1979 Nigerian presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAfterElection | Shehu Shagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAfterElectionParty | National Party of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| resultDeclaredBy | Federal Electoral Commission of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1983-08-06 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Federal Electoral Commission of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Nigerian Second Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnoutEstimate | high voter turnout ⓘ |
| winner | Shehu Shagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | National Party of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1983 ⓘ |
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