A referendum to approve the

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ending the

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and granting

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to Algeria was held in France on 8 April 1962.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p674 It was approved by 90.8% of voters with a 75.3% turnout. On 1 July a second referendum was held in

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, with the question "Do you want Algeria to become an independent state cooperating with France under the conditions defined by the 19 March 1962 declarations?" put to voters. Only people living in Algeria were able to participate in the second referendum.Référendum d'autodétermination en Algérie

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This second referendum was approved by over 99.7% of voters.

Results

References

External links

Statement of the official results
Constitutional Council {{DEFAULTSORT:French Evian Accords referendum, 1962

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Referendums in France

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