General elections were held in

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on 5 May 1963, alongside a

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. It followed a

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earlier in the year which had ousted (and killed) President

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, who had dissolved all political parties except his own

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in 1961.

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, who had served as Prime Minister since shortly after the coup was elected president unopposed.

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was elected as

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. In the

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election, a single list of candidates containing members of the

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, the Democratic Union of the Togolese People and the Togolese People's Movement (all of which had 14 seats) was put forward under the name "Reconciliation and National Union". It was approved by 99% of voters. Voter turnout was 91%.

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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p903

Results

President

National Assembly

References

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