Presidential elections were held in

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on 9 May 1982. Incumbent

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was the only candidate (as the country as a one-party state with his

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as the sole legal party at the time), and was re-elected unopposed. Voter turnout was reported to be 98.8%.

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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p456

Results

References

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Presidential elections in Guinea 1982 in Guinea Single-candidate elections One-party elections May 1982 events in Africa