A constitutional referendum was held in the

Republic of Dahomey The Republic of Dahomey (french: République du Dahomey; ), simply known as Dahomey, was established on 4 December 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Prior to attaining autonomy, it had been French Dahomey, part of t ...

on 5 January 1964. The main issues were changing the system of government to a presidential system, scrapping term limits for the president, and having a

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. The referendum passed with 99.86% of voters approving the changes. Turnout was 92% of the 1,051,614 registered voters. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p89

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Constitutional referendums