presidential election of Liberia 1975
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:election
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
economic development
social justice infrastructure improvement education reform |
| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:Liberian_Elections_Commission
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Liberia
|
| gptkbp:date |
July 14, 1975
|
| gptkbp:electionYear |
landslide victory
majoritarian system single-round election international observers present National_Democratic_Party_of_Liberia_10%_of_votes William_R._Tolbert_Jr._90%_of_votes |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
1985 presidential election
|
| gptkbp:heldIn |
1975
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
post-independence era
Cold_War_influence African_political_landscape |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
presidential election of Liberia 1975
|
| gptkbp:impact |
influence on subsequent elections
increased political opposition set stage for future political unrest |
| gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
continued_presidency_of_William_R._Tolbert_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
political engagement of citizens
democratic_process_in_Liberia part_of_Liberia's_electoral_history |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive local and international coverage
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:William_R._Tolbert_Jr.
gptkb:National_Democratic_Party_of_Liberia |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:National_Democratic_Party_of_Liberia
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:National_Democratic_Party_of_Liberia
gptkb:True_Whig_Party |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
1971 presidential election
|
| gptkbp:publicPerception |
generally positive
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
1980 coup d'état
1979 rice riots |
| gptkbp:result |
William_R._Tolbert_Jr._re-elected
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first election after the 1980 coup
|
| gptkbp:type |
presidential election
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
approximately 90%
secret ballot |
| gptkbp:winner |
gptkb:William_R._Tolbert_Jr.
|