1960 Cameroonian constitutional referendum

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	797,498	60.03%
No	531,075	39.97%
Valid votes	1,328,573	99.28%
Invalid or blank votes	9,605	0.72%
Total votes	1,338,178	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout	1,771,969	75.52%

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A constitutional referendum was held in Cameroon on 21 February 1960. The new constitution would make the country a federal presidential republic with a unicameral federal parliament.^[1] It was passed by 60% of voters with a 75.5% turnout.

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