Federation referendum in Libya in 1971

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Sadat (seated left), Gaddafi (center) and Assad (seated right) seal the federation in Benghazi on April 17, 1971

The federal referendum in Libya in 1971 took place on September 1, 1971. The establishment of the Federation of Arab Republics was voted on and a referendum was held in Egypt at the same time .

Referendum result

With a turnout of 94.6%, 98.6% of voters voted for the proposal.

choice be right proportion of
Yes 477,490 98.6%
No 6,741 1.4%
Invalid 0
total 484.231 100.0%

Remarks

  1. ↑ Hanspeter Mattes: Libya . In: Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich, Bernhard Thibaut (Eds.): Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999, ISBN 0-19-829645-2 , pp. 528 .