Presidential elections were held in the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

for the first time on 26 March 1961. The only candidate was the incumbent,

Fulbert Youlou Abbé Fulbert Youlou (29 June,In ''African Powder Keg: Revolt and Dissent in Six Emergent Nations'', author Ronald Matthews lists Youlou's date of birth as 9 June 1917. This date is also listed in ''Annuaire parlementaire des États d'Afrique noi ...

of the

Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests The Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests (French: ''Union démocratique de défense des intérêts africains'', UDDIA) was a conservative, Francophile political party in the early years of the Republic of the Congo. The UDDIA was ...

, who was re-elected unopposed. Voter turnout was 90.3%.

Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...

, Michael Krennerich & Benrhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p273

Results

References

Presidential elections in the Republic of the Congo Congo 1961 in the Republic of the Congo Single-candidate elections {{RCongo-stub