1977 Zairean presidential election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Zaire

| flag_year = 1971

| type = presidential

| previous_election = 1970 Democratic Republic of the Congo presidential election

| previous_year = 1970

| election_date = 3 December 1977

| next_election = 1984 Zairean presidential election

| next_year = 1984

| image1 = Mobutu's many looks (1976-04-28)(Gerald Ford Library) (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Mobutu Sese Seko

| party1 = Popular Movement of the Revolution

| popular_vote1 = 10,492,247

| percentage1 = 98.12%

| title = President

| map_image = 1970 Congolese and 1977, 1984 Zairean presidential elections.svg

| map_caption = Results by province
Mobutu: {{legend0|#6abd51|95–100%}}

| before_election = Mobutu Sese Seko

| before_party = Popular Movement of the Revolution

| after_election = Mobutu Sese Seko

| after_party = Popular Movement of the Revolution

}}{{Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

Presidential elections were held in Zaire on 3 December 1977. They were the first held after a new constitution was promulgated in 1974.

At the time, the country was a one-party state with the Popular Movement of the Revolution as the only legal party. Its leader, incumbent president Mobutu Sese Seko, was the only candidate, with voters asked to vote "yes" or "no" to his candidacy. The results showed 98.2% of voters casting a "yes" vote.[http://africanelections.tripod.com/cd.html Elections in Congo-Kinshasa] African Elections Database