Presidential elections were held for the first time in

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on 31 August 1984. Incumbent

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of the

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(UPRONA; then the sole legal party) was the only candidate, and was re-elected with 99.63% of the vote.Elections in Burundi
African Elections Database Voter turnout was 98.3%.

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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p162

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