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474:in Cameroon
360:Departments
315:President:
149:Percentage
1840:Categories
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1798:1946 (May)
1762:1946 (Nov)
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1045:4,657,748
1034:3,830,272
1012:3,758,221
997:3,758,221
730:2,665,359
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365:Communes
144:654,066
102:Nominee
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770:168,318
750:654,066
691:Results
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902:10,542
886:11,920
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854:13,122
838:13,290
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806:14,915
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74:82.23%
1048:82.23
1015:98.12
994:Total
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970:6,730
954:7,508
753:17.40
733:70.92
710:Votes
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1588:1964
1569:2025
1563:2018
1558:2011
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1548:1997
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1518:1970
1513:1965
1026:1.88
989:0.13
973:0.18
957:0.20
941:0.27
921:0.28
905:0.28
889:0.32
873:0.34
857:0.35
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825:0.36
809:0.40
793:3.74
773:4.48
422:2025
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