1968 Spanish Guinean constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Spanish Guinea on 11 August 1968, in order to prepare the country for independence from Francoist Spain. The new constitution would create a presidential republic with a 35-seat unicameral parliament, and was supported by 64.32% of voters with a turnout of 91.7%.^[1] Elections were held according to the new constitution in September.

In a 1963 referendum voters had voted in favor of autonomy from Spain.^[2]

Results[]

Choice	Votes	%
For	72,458	64.32
Against	40,197	35.68
Invalid/blank votes	2,198	−
Total	115,853	100
Source: African Elections Database

References[]

^ Elections in Equatorial Guinea African Elections Database
^ 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.

[1] Elections in Equatorial Guinea African Elections Database

[2] 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.

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