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Cambodian presidential election, 1972

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Turnout
  
57.6%

257,496
  
217,174

24.4%
  
20.6%

578,560
  
257,496

54.9%
  
24.4%

Cambodian presidential election, 1972

Presidential elections were held for the first, and to date only time in Cambodia on 4 June 1972, following the toppling of the monarchy and the declaration of the Khmer Republic in the 1970 coup. The result was a victory for Lon Nol, who won 54.9% of the vote. Voter turnout was 57.6%.

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Cambodian presidential election, 1972 Wikipedia