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1991 Burkinabé constitutional referendum

Field	Value
date	9 June 1991
country	Burkina Faso
yes	1,504,653
no	116,139
invalid	39,529
electorate	1,660,321

A constitutional referendum was held in Burkina Faso on 9 June 1991. It followed the 1987 military coup, and would restore multi-party democracy. The new constitution retained the presidential system of government, created a bicameral parliament, and limited the President to two seven-year terms. It was approved by 92.83% of voters with a 48.8% turnout.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	1,504,653	92.83
Against	116,139	6.17
Invalid/blank votes	39,529	–
Total	1,660,321	100
Registered voters/turnout	3,403,451	48.78
Source: [Direct Democracy](http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=bf011991)

References

[http://africanelections.tripod.com/bf.html Elections in Burkina Faso] African Elections Database

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