Election Name: | 1965 Nigerien presidential election |
Country: | Niger |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Next Election: | 1970 Nigerien presidential election |
Next Year: | 1970 |
Election Date: | 30 September 1965 |
Image1: | Hamani Diori 1968b.jpg |
Nominee1: | Hamani Diori |
Party1: | Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally |
Popular Vote1: | 1,678,912 |
Percentage1: | 100% |
President | |
Before Election: | Hamani Diori |
Before Party: | Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally |
After Election: | Hamani Diori |
After Party: | Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally |
Presidential elections were held for the first time in Niger on 30 September 1965. The country had been declared a one-party state shortly after independence in 1960, with the Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally becoming the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent president Hamani Diori, was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. Voter turnout was reported to be 98.4%.[1]