Election Name: | 1984 Burundian presidential election |
Country: | Burundi |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Next Election: | 1993 Burundian presidential election |
Next Year: | 1993 |
Election Date: | 31 August 1984 |
Nominee1: | Jean-Baptiste Bagaza |
Party1: | Union for National Progress |
Popular Vote1: | 1,752,579 |
Percentage1: | 99.6% |
President | |
Before Election: | Jean-Baptiste Bagaza |
Before Party: | Union for National Progress |
After Election: | Jean-Baptiste Bagaza |
After Party: | Union for National Progress |
Presidential elections were held for the first time in Burundi on 31 August 1984. Incumbent Jean-Baptiste Bagaza of the Union for National Progress (UPRONA; then the sole legal party) was the only candidate, and was re-elected with 99.63% of the vote.[1] Voter turnout was 98.3%.[2]