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Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum, 1967

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Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum, 1967

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 prosposed constitution was approved by 97.8% of voters.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum, 1967 Wikipedia