1963 Spanish Guinean autonomy referendum

1963 Spanish Guinean autonomy referendum
15 December 1963
Do you ratify with your vote the basis on the autonomous regime of Equatorial Guinea?
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 59,280 62.52%
No 35,537 37.48%
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A referendum on autonomy from Spain was held in Spanish Guinea on 15 December 1963.[1] The result was 62.52% in favour.[2]

The result was at the time considered a step towards independence from Spain, which was achieved in 1968.[1]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For59,28062.52
Against35,53737.48
Total94,817100.00
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. ^ a b Okenve, Enrique N. (2014). "They Never Finished Their Journey: The Territorial Limits of Fang Ethnicity in Equatorial Guinea, 1930–1963". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 47 (2): 259–285. ISSN 0361-7882. JSTOR 24393407.
  2. ^ Elections in Equatorial Guinea African Elections Database
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