| Country: | Cameroon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1975 Cameroonian presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1975 |
| Election Date: | 5 April 1980 |
| Next Election: | 1984 Cameroonian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Image1: | AhmadouAhidjoNL1979-5.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| Party1: | Cameroonian National Union |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,329,145 |
| Percentage1: | 100% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| Before Party: | Cameroonian National Union |
| Posttitle: | Elected President |
| After Election: | Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| After Party: | Cameroonian National Union |
Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 5 April 1980. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroonian National Union as the sole legal party. Its leader, Ahmadou Ahidjo, was the only candidate in the election, and won unopposed.[1] Voter turnout was 99%.[2]