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1991 Bangladeshi presidential election

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1991 Bangladeshi presidential election

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Nominee Abdur Rahman Biswas
Party BNP
Electoral vote Unopposed

President before election

Shahabuddin Ahmed
Independent

President

Abdur Rahman Biswas
BNP

The 1991 Bangladeshi presidential election was held on October 8, 1991.[1][2] This was the first indirect election after the restoration of the parliamentary system.[3][4] Abdur Rahman Biswas was nominated by the ruling party. He won the election unopposed as there were no other candidates to run for the election.[5] Abdur Rahman Biswas took the oath of the President's Office and assumed the office on October 10, 1991.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Bangladesh: parliamentary elections Jatiya Sangsad, 1991". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  2. ^ "Ex-President Abdur Rahman Biswas no more". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  3. ^ Baxter, Craig (1992). "Bangladesh in 1991: A Parliamentary System". Asian Survey. 32 (2): 162–167. doi:10.2307/2645214. ISSN 0004-4687. JSTOR 2645214.
  4. ^ "The rise and fall and rise of politics". The Daily Star. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  5. ^ "The Presidential Election Act, 1991". www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  6. ^ "Former president Abdur Rahman Biswas dies". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh - Presidential Election Act (Act No.27 of 1991)". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2019-05-18.