A constitutional referendum was held in
Algeria
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on 8 September 1963. The new
constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
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had been drawn up by the Constituent Assembly elected in
1962
Events January
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, and was approved by 98% of voters, with a turnout of 82.7%.
[Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p54 ]
Results
References
{{Algerian elections
1963 referendums
1963 in Algeria
Constitutional referendums in Algeria