An
independence referendum
An independence referendum is a type of referendum in which the residents of a territory decide whether the territory should become an Independence, independent sovereign state. An independence referendum that results in a vote for independence ...
was held in
Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...
on 25 March 1977.
[Aruba, 25 March 1977: Independence/Remaining in the Netherlands Antilles]
Direct Democracy In 1976 the
Estates had approved a referendum on the island's status.
[ Voters were given the choice of independence or remaining in the ]Netherlands Antilles
nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom"
, national_anthem =
, common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento
, demonym = Netherlands Antillean
, capital = Willemstad
, year_start = 1954
, year_end = 2010
, date_start = 15 December
, ...
, with over 95% voting in favour of the former.[ In 1983 the Treaty of The Hague planned independence for Aruba by 1996,][ and the island seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986.][Regions and territories: Aruba]
BBC News However, in 1994 the plan for full independence was scrapped.[
]
Results
References
{{Aruban elections
1977 referendums
1977 in the Netherlands Antilles
Referendums in Aruba
Referendums in the Netherlands Antilles
Independence referendums
1977 in Aruba
March 1977 events in North America