1996 Comorian presidential election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Comoros

| flag_year = 1992

| type = presidential

| previous_election = 1990 Comorian presidential election

| previous_year = 1990

| next_election =2002 Comorian presidential election

| next_year = 2002

| election_date = 6 March 1996 (first round)
16 March 1996 (second round)

| image1 = 3x4.svg

| nominee1 =Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim

| party1 = National Union for Democracy in the Comoros

| popular_vote1 =

| percentage1 = 64.3%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Abbas Djoussouf

| party2 = Movement for Democracy and Progress (Comoros)

| popular_vote2 =

| percentage2 = 35.7%

| title = President

| before_election = Said Mohamed Djohar

| after_election = Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim

| before_party = Rally for Democracy and Renewal

| after_party = National Union for Democracy in the Comoros

}}{{Politics of Comoros}}

Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 6 March 1996, with a second round on 16 March. The result was a victory for Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, who had come second in the 1990 elections (despite winning the most votes in the first round),[http://africanelections.tripod.com/km.html Elections in the Comoros] African Elections Database and who had briefly served as acting President in October 1995 in the aftermath of another coup attempt led by Bob Denard.