presidential election of Liberia 1979
GPTKB entity
Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:election
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
focused on economic development
focused on national unity focused on social reforms |
| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:National_Elections_Commission_of_Liberia
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| gptkbp:context |
political_stability_in_Liberia
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| gptkbp:controversy |
allegations of electoral fraud
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| gptkbp:date |
October 15, 1979
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| gptkbp:electionYear |
general election
every six years opposition parties received 20% of the vote William_R._Tolbert_Jr._80%_of_the_vote William_R._Tolbert_Jr._won_by_a_landslide |
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
1985 presidential election
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
1980 coup d'état
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| gptkbp:heldIn |
gptkb:Liberia
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:post-colonial_Africa
Cold_War_dynamics Liberia's_unique_history |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
presidential election of Liberia 1979
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| gptkbp:impact |
increased political tensions
|
| gptkbp:internationalCooperation |
presence of foreign observers
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| gptkbp:legacy |
set the stage for future conflicts.
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| gptkbp:majorIndustry |
political repression
social inequality economic challenges |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
three
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Progressive_Alliance_of_Liberia
gptkb:Liberian_Action_Party |
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
tense
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Progressive_Alliance_of_Liberia
gptkb:True_Whig_Party gptkb:Liberian_Action_Party |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
1975 presidential election
|
| gptkbp:publicPerception |
mixed reactions
|
| gptkbp:result |
William_R._Tolbert_Jr._re-elected
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first election after the 1970 constitutional amendment
|
| gptkbp:type |
presidential election
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
first-past-the-post
over 500,000 approximately 90% majoritarian system |
| gptkbp:winner |
gptkb:William_R._Tolbert_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:year |
1979
|