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1967 Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum

Field	Value
name	1967 Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum
location	Democratic Republic of the Congo
country	Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)
date	4-16 June 1967
yes	8220000
no	184907

A constitutional referendum was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 4 and 16 June 1967. The new constitution created a unitary state with a presidential system, whereby the president would be selected by a unicameral National Assembly and then approved by a referendum. It also abolished presidential term limits, limited the number of political parties to two, and gave women the vote.

The proposed constitution was approved by 97.8% of voters.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	8,220,000	97.8
Against	184,907	2.2
Invalid/blank votes		-
Total	8,404,907	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

[http://www.eisa.org.za/wep/drcsecondrepublic.htm DRC: Elections under the Second Republic] [[Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa. EISA]]
Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p291 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2

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