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A constititional referendum was held in Haiti on 23 July 1939. The changes abolished the direct election of the President and referendums as President Sténio Vincent considered them a "waste of time". The proposals were approved a reported 99.9% of voters, and put into effect by Parliament on 8 August.
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Haitian constitutional referendum, 1939 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA