Malian presidential election, 1992
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Presidential elections were held in Mali
on 12 April 1992, with a second round on 26 April. They were the first presidential elections in the country to feature more than one candidate following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy the previous year. The result was a victory for Alpha Oumar Konaré
of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali
, who defeated Tiéoulé Mamadou Konaté of the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally. Voter turnout was 23.6% in the first round and 20.9% in the second.
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
on 12 April 1992, with a second round on 26 April. They were the first presidential elections in the country to feature more than one candidate following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy the previous year. The result was a victory for Alpha Oumar Konaré
Alpha Oumar Konaré
Alpha Oumar Konaré was the President of Mali for two five-year terms , and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.-Scholarly career:...
of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali
Alliance for Democracy in Mali
The Alliance for Democracy in Mali-Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice is a political party in Mali....
, who defeated Tiéoulé Mamadou Konaté of the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally. Voter turnout was 23.6% in the first round and 20.9% in the second.
Results
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Alpha Oumar Konaré Alpha Oumar Konaré Alpha Oumar Konaré was the President of Mali for two five-year terms , and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.-Scholarly career:... |
Alliance for Democracy in Mali Alliance for Democracy in Mali The Alliance for Democracy in Mali-Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice is a political party in Mali.... |
493,973 | 45.0 | 655,555 | 69.0 |
Tiéoulé Mamadou Konaté | Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally | 159,169 | 14.5 | 294,524 | 31.0 |
Mountaga Tall Mountaga Tall Mountaga Tall is a Malian politician. He is the President of the National Congress for Democratic Initiative and a Deputy in the National Assembly of Mali; he has also served as a member of the Pan-African Parliament.... |
National Congress for Democratic Initiative National Congress for Democratic Initiative The National Congress for Democratic Initiative is a political party in Mali, founded in 1990 and led by Mountaga Tall.In the first presidential election following the transition to democracy , Mountaga Tali received 11.41% of votes and placed third.In 1995, a group of militants led by Tiébilé... |
125,140 | 11.4 | ||
Almamy Sylla | Rally for Democracy and Progress | 103,185 | 9.4 | ||
Idrisa Traoré | Party for Democracy and Progress Party for Democracy and Progress Party for Democracy and Progress may refer to:*Party for Democracy and Progress *Party for Democracy and Progress *Party for Democracy and Progress... |
77,938 | 7.1 | ||
Baba Hakib Haidara | Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally | 76,840 | 7.0 | ||
Amadou Niangadou | Rally for Labour Democracy Rally for Labour Democracy The Rally for Labour Democracy is a political party in Mali.At the last legislative elections, 14 July 2002, the party won 1 out of 160 seats as a part of the Hope 2002 coalition.... |
43,909 | 4.0 | ||
Mamadou Diaby | Party for Unity, Democracy and Progress | 24,150 | 2.2 | ||
Bamba Diallo | Independent | 21,954 | 2.0 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 30,461 | ||||
19,389 | |||||
Total | 1,128,178 | 100 | 969,468 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen et al. |