1964 Ghanaian constitutional referendum information
1964 Ghanaian constitutional referendum
31 January 1964
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
2,773,920
99.91%
No
2,452
0.09%
Valid votes
2,776,372
100.00%
Invalid or blank votes
0
0.00%
Total votes
2,776,372
100.00%
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A constitutional referendum was held in Ghana on 31 January 1964. The proposed amendments to the constitution would turn the country into a one-party state and increase the powers of President Kwame Nkrumah and make him president for life. With results showing that an implausible 99.91% of voters supported the amendments, the referendum was accused of being "obviously rigged".[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 96.5%.[2]
^Seth Anthony (1969) "The State of Ghana", African Affairs Vol. 68, No. 273, pp337–339
^Milutin Tomanović (1965) Hronika međunarodnih događaja 1964, Institute of International Politics and Economics, p240 (in Serbo-Croatian)
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