Zairean parliamentary election, 1975
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Parliamentary elections were held in Zaire
on 2 November 1975. The only legal party was the Popular Movement of the Revolution
, and the election saw voters approve the official list of 244 candidates "by acclaim". This took the form of the candidates being presented to the public at stadiums and other public locations, and being cheered.
Zaire
The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".-Self-proclaimed Father of the Nation:In...
on 2 November 1975. The only legal party was the Popular Movement of the Revolution
Popular Movement of the Revolution
The Popular Movement of the Revolution was a Zairian political party established on May 20, 1967 by then-President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu .-Ideology:...
, and the election saw voters approve the official list of 244 candidates "by acclaim". This took the form of the candidates being presented to the public at stadiums and other public locations, and being cheered.