An independence referendum was held in Eritrea, at the time part of Ethiopia, between 23 and 25 April 1993. The result was 99.83% in favour, with a 98.5% turnout.[1] Independence from Ethiopia was declared on 27 April.
1993 Eritrean independence referendum
23–25 April 1993
Do you approve that Eritrea should become an independent sovereign state?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,100,260
99.83%
No
1,822
0.17%
Valid votes
1,102,082
99.97%
Invalid or blank votes
328
0.03%
Total votes
1,102,410
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
1,173,706
93.93%
Sign commemorating the 1993 Eritrean independence referendum
The UN Observer Mission to Verify the Referendum in Eritrea (UNOVER) was established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 47/114 of 16 December 1992 and lasted until 25 April 1993.[2] The goals of the mission were to verify the impartiality of the referendum, report claims of irregularities, and verify the counting, computation and announcement of the results.
The referendum was completed under budget,[3] and was considered free and fair.[2]
Resultsedit
UN Reportedit
Referendum results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,098,015
99.83
No
1,825
0.17
Valid votes
1,099,840
99.97
Invalid or blank votes
323
0.03
Total votes
1,100,163
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
1,174,654
98.24
Source: United Nations Observer Mission to Verify the Referendum in Eritrea (UNOVER)
^Elections in Eritrea 21 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine African Elections Database
^ ab"Eritrea Birth of a Nation". from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2006.
^"United Nations Observer Mission to Verify the Referendum in Eritrea: Report of the Secretary-General". Forty-eighth session. New York City: United Nations. 11 August 1993.
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