General elections were held in
Gabon on 19 March 1967 to elect a
President and the
National Assembly. Incumbent
Léon M'ba of the
Gabonese Democratic Bloc was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed.[1] In the National Assembly election the Gabonese Democratic Bloc was the only party to contest the election, and won all 47 seats. Voter turnout was 99.4%.[2]
On 27 November 1967, just days after he took his presidential oath at the Gabonese embassy, M'ba died from cancer, and was succeeded by
Ali Bernard Bongo. He declared the country a
one-party state the following year.
General elections were held in
Gabon on 19 March 1967 to elect a
President and the
National Assembly. Incumbent
Léon M'ba of the
Gabonese Democratic Bloc was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed.[1] In the National Assembly election the Gabonese Democratic Bloc was the only party to contest the election, and won all 47 seats. Voter turnout was 99.4%.[2]
On 27 November 1967, just days after he took his presidential oath at the Gabonese embassy, M'ba died from cancer, and was succeeded by
Ali Bernard Bongo. He declared the country a
one-party state the following year.