1961_Burundian_legislative_election

1961 Burundian parliamentary election

1961 Burundian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 18 September 1961 to elect all 64 members of the National Assembly and a government to lead the country following its independence from Belgium in 1962. With 75% voter turnout, the elections resulted in a victory for the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) led by Louis Rwagasore, which received over 80% of the vote and won 58 seats. Rwagasore became prime minister in the new government, but he was assassinated two weeks after the elections.[1]

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  1. The Party of the People won four of the six seats, with the Christian Democratic Party taking the remaining two.[2]

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  1. [1]
    McDonald, Gordon C., ed. (1969). Area Handbook for Burundi (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 78. OCLC 953395348.
  2. [2]
    Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p161 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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