| Election Name: | 1978 Rwandan presidential election |
| Country: | Rwanda |
| Flag Year: | 1962 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1969 Rwandan general election |
| Previous Year: | 1969 |
| Next Election: | 1983 Rwandan presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
| Election Date: | 24 December 1978 |
| Nominee1: | Juvénal Habyarimana |
| Colour1: | 000000 |
| Party1: | MRND |
| Percentage1: | 98.99% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Juvénal Habyarimana |
| Before Party: | MRND |
| After Election: | Juvénal Habyarimana |
| After Party: | MRND |
Presidential elections were held in Rwanda on 24 December 1978, a week after the country's new constitution was approved in a referendum. The constitution had made the country a one-party state with the National Revolutionary Movement for Development (MRND) the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent President Juvénal Habyarimana, who had taken power in the 1973 coup d'état, was the only candidate. The results showed 99% of votes in favour of his candidacy.[1]