General elections were held in

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on 1 January 1968 to elect a

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and

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. The country was a

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at the time, with the

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as the sole legal party. Its leader

Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ; January 9, 1922 – March 26, 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who became the first president of Guinea, serving from 1958 until his death in 1984. Touré was am ...

was re-elected President unopposed, whilst in the National Assembly elections the party produced a list of 75 candidates for the 75 seats, which voters were asked to approve. Voter turnout was 99.7%.

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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p452

Results

President

National Assembly

References

{{Guinean elections Presidential elections in Guinea

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