A constitutional referendum was held in the

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on 5 January 1964. The main issues were changing the system of government to a

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, scrapping term limits for the president, and having a unicameral parliament. The referendum passed with 99.86% of voters approving the changes. Turnout was 92% of the 1,051,614 registered voters.

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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p89

Results

References

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Referendums in Benin

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Constitutional referendums