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An independence referendum was held in the Republic of Armenia on 21 September 1991, and was to determine if voters were in favour of independence from the Soviet Union.[1] It followed a declaration of independence on 23 August 1990.[2] A total of 99.5% of voters voted in favour, with a voter turnout of 95%.[3] The country officially became an independent state on 23 September.[4]
Results
Choice | Votes | % |
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For | 2,042,627 | 99.51 |
Against | 10,002 | 0.49 |
Invalid/blank votes | 4,129 | – |
Total | 2,056,758 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 2,163,967 | 95.05 |
Source: Direct Democracy |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p329 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ "Armenian Declaration of Independence". Parliament of Armenia. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- ^ Nohlen et al., p332
- ^ "Самоопределение по ленинским принципам". АПН - Агентство Политических Новостей (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-06-26.