From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1991 Latvian independence and democracy referendum

none

Field	Value
country	Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
flag_year	1990
date	3 March 1991
title	Are you for a democratic and independent Latvia?
yes	1,227,562
no	411,374
invalid	27,192
electorate	1,902,802

An independence referendum was held in the Latvian SSR on 3 March 1991, alongside a similar referendum in the Estonian SSR the same day. Known as the "Popular Survey about the independence of the Republic of Latvia", voters were asked "are you in favour of a democratic and independent Republic of Latvia". It was approved by 74.9% of voters, with a turnout of 87.6%.

The independence of Latvia was restored on 21 August 1991.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1122 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
Nohlen & Stöver, p1136
Latvian Republic civilians registered in Soviet Army units also had the right to vote in this poll.[http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=65213 LATVIJAS REPUBLIKAS AUGSTĀKĀS PADOMES LĒMUMS Par kārtību, kādā notiek Latvijas iedzīvotāju aptauja]
"Iedzīvotāju aptauja par Latvijas Republikas neatkarību". Central Election Commission of Latvia.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

singing-revolution 1991-referendums 1991-in-latvia 1991-in-the-soviet-union referendums-in-latvia referendums-in-the-soviet-union independence-referendums dissolution-of-the-soviet-union

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1991 Latvian independence and democracy referendum — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report