Presidential elections were held in

Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...

on 21 June 1998.

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President

Gnassingbé Eyadéma Gnassingbé Eyadéma (; born Étienne Eyadéma Gnassingbé, 26 December 1935 – 5 February 2005) was a Togolese military officer and politician who served as the third president of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, after which he was immed ...

, in power since 1967, was re-elected with 52% of the vote according to official results. The opposition disputed this and claimed that

Gilchrist Olympio Gilchrist Olympio (born 26 December 1936) is a Togolese politician who was a long-time opponent of the regime of Gnassingbé Eyadéma and was President of the Union of Forces for Change (UFC), Togo's main opposition party from the 1990s until 201 ...

of the

Union of the Forces of Change The Union of Forces for Change () is an opposition political party in Togo. The President of the UFC was Gilchrist Olympio Léopold Gnininvi Léopold Messan Kokou Gnininvi (born December 19, 1942
, Etiame.com .Democratic Convention of African Peoples The Democratic Convention of African Peoples (, CDPA) is a political party in Togo. It is a consultative member of Socialist International. History The party was based in Ivory Coast until 1989 when it was forced to leave by President Félix H ...

(CPDA) was the first declared candidate in the election, followed by Eyadéma, the candidate of the

Rally of the Togolese People The Rally of the Togolese People (, RPT) was the ruling political party in Togo from 1969 to 2012. It was founded by President Gnassingbé Eyadéma and headed by his son, President Faure Gnassingbé, after the former's death in 2005. Faure Gnassin ...

(RPT), and

Yawovi Agboyibo Yawovi Madji Agboyibo (31 December 1943, Republicoftogo.com, 11 January 2007 .30 May 2020) was a Togolese attorney and politician. He served as Heads of Government of Togo, Prime Minister of Togo from September 2006 to December 2007 and was Nati ...

of the

Action Committee for Renewal The Action Committee for Renewal (, CAR) is an opposition political party in Togo. Dodji Apévon has led the party since 2008; previously it was led by Yawovi Agboyibo from 1991 to 2008. History Inception The Front of Associations for Renewal ...

(CAR).Démocratisation à la Togolaise
Diastode, 1998

Results

The Constitutional Court declared the final results on 10 July 1998. Eyadéma was sworn in on 24 July at a ceremony in the

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, which was boycotted by the opposition.

References

Presidential elections in Togo

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