1979 South Korean Presidential Election
6 December 1979 · Yushin and the Fifth Republic
Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 6 December 1979 following the assassination of Park Chung Hee on 26 October.
An unopposed ratification by a rubber-stamp electoral body under authoritarian rule. Recorded here as history, not as an election.
President before
Choi Kyu-hah (Acting)
Independent
Elected President
Choi Kyu-hah
Independent
Winning share
100.0%
Turnout
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The result
Choi Kyu-hah
Independent · 2,465 votes
100.00%
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