How did the election of 1796 differ from the first presidential election?

There were more than 1 person running for president, meaning it was the first contested election

It developed as a reaction to the impact of european colonialism in africa on peoples of african descent. in the  mid-20th century, activists in africa adopted pan-africanism as a rallying cry for independence from colonial rule. some african pan-africanists sought to unite the continent as one independenthope it was useful