The turnout in the independence referendum was 63.4 percent and 99.7 percent of voters voted for independence.

In January, a referendum on independence is scheduled to be held in South Sudan.

The death of Slobodan Milosevic has just been followed by Montenegro s referendum on independence.

Indeed, the Moroccan Government was opposed to a referendum in which independence was an option.

The only path leading to the independence of Western Sahara was the holding of a referendum.

In the referendum held in July 1967, the vote was 1,813 to 5 in favour of independence.

In just two months, South Sudan will hold a referendum on independence that was agreed to in 2005.

A referendum on independence was the legal and political foundation of the right of peoples to self determination.

Now the CPA is poised to face its most vital test the South s referendum on independence, scheduled for January 9.

The results showed 55.4 of voters in favor of independence, which was just above the 55 required by the referendum.

All polls suggest that, given the choice in a free, fair, and well organized referendum, southerners will vote overwhelmingly for independence.

A declaration of sovereignty in October 1991 was followed by a referendum for independence from Yugoslavia in February and March 1992.

In spite of this, 73 of all Latvian residents confirmed their strong support for independence on 3 March 1991, in a nonbinding advisory referendum.

Serbia s long tragedy looks like it is coming to an end. The death of Slobodan Milosevic has just been followed by Montenegro s referendum on independence.

Amendments to the Constitution affecting the state's sovereignty, independence, or unity can only be made after a majority of voters support the proposal in a referendum.

The deal guaranteed a referendum on independence in 10 to 15 years, promised more autonomy in the interim, and set out a plan for weapons disposal.

All three of Somaliland s parties contesting the forthcoming election are adamant about wanting recognition of the region s independence, which was confirmed overwhelmingly by a referendum in 2001.

The incumbent, Chen Shui bian, has initiated a referendum process that might someday be used to ask Taiwanese if they want to formalize today's de facto independence.

Noting the results of the independence referendum held on 16 August 1995, conscious of the different viewpoints of the political parties of the Territory on the future status of the Territory, and aware of the active boycott of the referendum by the then opposition party,

Noting the results of the independence referendum held on 16 August 1995, conscious of the different viewpoints of the political parties of the Territory on the future status of the Territory, and aware of the active boycott of the referendum by the then opposition party,

However, since the failures of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown accords, and the 1995 Quebec referendum on independence, the party has no defining plan for official national recognition.

In Sudan, the Darfur conflict is unresolved and divisions between the north and the south once again threaten peace, with a promised referendum on southern independence due by 2011.

A declaration of independence should be recognized only if a clear majority (well over 50 plus one of the voters) have freely chosen it, ideally in an unbiased referendum.

But the Spanish parliament voted overwhelmingly against allowing the Catalan government to hold a referendum on independence, and the central government has said that such a vote would be unconstitutional. Artur Mas, President of Catalonia s regional government, has vowed to go ahead with a non binding referendum anyway.

A referendum on South Sudan s independence, scheduled for January 9, 2011, will likely split the country in two, with southerners finally achieving the freedom for which they have long fought.

The independence movement in Catalonia has gathered so much momentum that a leading Spanish general has vowed to send troops into Barcelona should the province hold a referendum on secession.

On 18 October 1991, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopted a Declaration of Independence which was affirmed by a nationwide referendum in December 1991, when the Soviet Union was officially dissolved.

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rightly defined the upcoming referendum as a ticking time bomb. She also made it clear, however, that the outcome, independence for the South, is inevitable.

Noting the results of the independence referendum held on 16 August 1995, and conscious of the different viewpoints of the political parties of the Territory on the future status of the Territory,

Noting the results of the independence referendum held on 16 August 1995, and conscious of the different viewpoints of the political parties of the Territory on the future status of the Territory,

Noting the results of the independence referendum held on 16 August 1995, and conscious of the different viewpoints of the political parties of the Territory on the future status of the Territory,

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Noting also the results of the constitutional review of 1993 1994, which made it clear that a prerequisite to independence must be a constitutionally expressed wish by the people as a result of a referendum,

Noting also the results of the constitutional review of 1993 1994, which made it clear that a prerequisite to independence must be a constitutionally expressed wish by the people as a result of a referendum,

Noting also the results of the constitutional review of 1993 1994, which made it clear that a prerequisite to independence must be a constitutionally expressed wish of the people as a result of a referendum,

Law on referendum voting right,

A referendum is the most civilised and fair way for the people to decide, many places do the same, Hong Kong independence is only one of the options. Why can t Hong Kong people discuss their own future?

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Following approval, Tokelau's Referendum Commission would set the dates for the referendum, which was expected to be held in November 2005.

What was the point of the referendum?

Well deserved, despite the disappointing referendum result.

An ethnic veto has long made the central government ineffective, and, most recently, Milorad Dodik, the leader of the Serb controlled entity, Republika Srpska, has responded to efforts at reform with a threat to hold a referendum on independence.

The Constitution adopted by referendum in 1990, and amended by another referendum in November 2001, proclaims the absolute equality of men and women.