Do you want the restoration of the national independence and sovereignty of the Republic of Estonia?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
737,964
78.41%
No
203,199
21.59%
Valid votes
941,163
99.27%
Invalid or blank votes
6,967
0.73%
Total votes
948,130
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
1,144,309
82.86%
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An independence referendum was held in the Estonian SSR on 3 March 1991,[1] alongside a similar referendum in the Latvian SSR the same day. It was approved by 78.4% of voters with an 82.9% turnout. Independence was restored by the Estonian Supreme Council on the night of 20 August.[2]
^Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p574 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^Nohlen & Stöver, p567
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