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  2. 1979 Ghanaian general election - Wikipedia

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    General elections were held in Ghana on 18 June 1979, with a second round of the presidential election on 9 July 1979. The presidential election resulted in victory for Hilla Limann of the People's National Party, who received 62% of the vote in the run-off, [1] whilst his PNP won 71 of the 140 seats in Parliament.

  3. List of MPs elected in the 1979 Ghanaian parliamentary election

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    Mampong North constituency - Akwasi Afrifa was executed on 26 June 1979, eight days after he was elected MP. In a by-election later, Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko was elected to replace his vacant seat.

  4. List of political parties in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    During the Third Republic, the following list of parties contested the 1979 general election. The All People's Party was a merger of the opposition parties in parliament formed later. All parties in the Third Republic were banned following the military coup d'etat on 31 December 1981.

  5. List of general elections in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Ahead of Ghana becoming a republic, the first presidential election was held on 27 April 1960. Nkrumah won 89 per cent of the vote and was subsequently declared President for life. [10] [16] In the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election, all the CPP candidates were elected unopposed due to the one-party state system in place at the time. [17]

  6. People's National Party (Ghana) - Wikipedia

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    The People's National Party (PNP) was the ruling party in Ghana during the Third Republic (1979–1981). All political parties in Ghana were disbanded following the January 1972 military coup led by Col. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. When political activities resumed in 1979, there were five parties contesting the elections.

  7. History of Ghana (1966–1979) - Wikipedia

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    In January 1972, Ghana's government was overthrown again. This led to yet another government run by the National Redemption Council (NRC), which reorganized into the Supreme Military Council (SMC) in 1975. In 1979, the SMC was overthrown yet again in the 1979 Ghanaian coup d'état, leading to the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.

  8. United National Convention - Wikipedia

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    The United National Convention (UNC) was a centrist political party in Ghana during the Third Republic (1979–1981).. In the elections held on 18 June 1979 UNC presidential candidate William Ofori Atta won 17.4% [1] of the vote and the party won 13 of 140 seats in the National Assembly.

  9. Popular Front Party - Wikipedia

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    The Popular Front Party (PFP) was the main opposition political party in Ghana during the Third Republic (1979-1981).. In elections held on 18 June 1979, PFP presidential candidate Victor Owusu won 29.9% of the vote and the party won 42 of 140 seats in the National Assembly.