1963 Spanish Guinean autonomy referendum

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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%
  • Senate
    President Teresa Efua Asangono
  • Chamber of Deputies
    President Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
    Minister: Simeón Oyono Esono Angue


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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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