A constitutional referendum was held in

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on 30 January, 1971. Before the referendum, the Haitian parliament had voted in favour of lowering the age limit for becoming

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from 40 years to 20, as well as confirming

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, son of ailing Dictator

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as 21 years of age, which would allow him to succeed his father. The referendum asked Haitians the question: It was reportedly approved by 100% of voters, with no votes against officially recognized.Nohlen, p388 London based publication the Latin America reported that there were 2 invalid ballots while "one brave man voted against".

Results

Out of approximately 4,7 million inhabitants, 2,391,916 voters voted at the referendum.

References

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