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The National Party government subsequently organised the referendum on whether the then Union of South Africa should become a republic. The vote, which was restricted to whites—the first such national election in the union—was narrowly approved by 52.29% of the voters. [2] [3] The Republic of South Africa was constituted on 31 May 1961.
Presidential term limits would be abolished. The presidential term would also be extended from five to seven years. [12] [13]To be eligible to run for the presidency, a person, as well as their parents, [14] would need to have been born in the Central African Republic, not hold dual citizenship, have resided in the country for no less than two years, and hold a university degree.
A constitutional referendum was held and approved in Gabon on 16 November 2024. [1] The vote was on a new constitution; [2] it proposed, among other things, a 7-year presidential term, renewable once consecutively. [3] The referendum may lead to the return to a civilian regime which the military junta promised after the coup d'état in 2023. [4]
A referendum on ending apartheid was held in South Africa on 17 March 1992. The referendum was limited to white South African voters, [1] [2] who were asked whether or not they supported the negotiated reforms begun by State President F. W. de Klerk two years earlier, in which he proposed to end the apartheid system that had been implemented since 1948.
Stamp in identity document of a white South African recording their participation in the 1983 constitutional reform referendum. A referendum on a new constitution was held in South Africa on 2 November 1983 in which the white population was given the opportunity to approve or reject the Constitution of 1983.
Pages in category "Referendums in South Africa" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... 0–9. 1960 South African republic referendum;
The Accord on Afrikaner self-determination is a South African political accord that recognises the right of the Afrikaner people on self-determination. [1] The accord was signed by the Freedom Front , the African National Congress and the National Party -led South African government on 23 April 1994.
After 59% voted in favour of responsible government, it was officially granted on 1 October 1923 with the implementation of the First Cabinet of Southern Rhodesia. The referendum came eight months after the 1922 Northern Rhodesian amalgamation referendum, where Northern Rhodesia had voted against union with Southern Rhodesia.