A referendum on becoming an
overseas Territory
A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal.
In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...
was held in
Mayotte
Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...
on 11 April 1976,
[Mayotte, 11. April 1976 : Beibehaltung des Status als Überseeterritorium]
Direct Democracy after the proposal of remaining part of the Comoros was rejected in
a referendum in February. The proposal was rejected by 97.46% of voters, with almost 14,000 of the 17,384 votes being cast as invalid.
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Results
References
{{Mahoran elections
1976 referendums
Referendums in Mayotte
1976 in Mayotte
April 1976 events in Africa