1971 Sudanese presidency referendum

A referendum on the presidency of Jaafar Nimeiry was held in Sudan on 15 September 1971. It came after Nimeiry was overthrown in a Communist coup in July, followed by his reinstatement. He was backed by 98.6% of voters, with a turnout of 92.9%.^[1]

1971 Sudanese presidency referendum

15 September 1971 1977 →

Nominee Jaafar Nimeiry Party SSU Popular vote 3,839,374 Percentage 98.6%

President before election Jaafar Nimeiry SSU Elected President Jaafar Nimeiry SSU

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jaafar Nimeiry	Sudanese Socialist Union	3,839,374	98.55
Against			56,314	1.45
Total			3,895,688	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			4,191,874	–
Source: Nohlen et al.