An
independence referendum was held in
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
on 9 February 1991,
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An exp ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1201 eleven months after independence from the
Soviet Union
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had been
declared on 11 March 1990. Just over 93% of those voting voted in favour of independence, while the number of eligible voters voting "yes" was 76.5%, far exceeding the threshold of 50%.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1210] Independence was subsequently achieved in August 1991.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1190] The independence of the
Republic of Lithuania
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was re-recognized by the United States on 2 September 1991 and by the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991.
Results
See also
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1991 Latvian independence and democracy referendum
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1991 Estonian independence referendum
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1991 Soviet Union referendum
A referendum on the future of the Soviet Union was held on 17 March 1991 across the Soviet Union. The question put to voters was
Do you consider necessary the preservation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a renewed federation of e ...
References
{{Soviet independence referendums
Singing Revolution
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
1991 in Lithuania
1991 in the Soviet Union
1991
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Referendums in the Soviet Union
Lithuania
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Dissolution of the Soviet Union
February 1991 events in Europe