A constitutional referendum was held in

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on 30 January 1971. Before the referendum, the Haitian parliament had voted in favour of lowering the age limit for becoming

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from 40 years to 20, as well as confirming

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, son of ailing dictator

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at 21 years of age, which would allow him to succeed his father. Ballots were printed with the "yes" option already filled in. Although the official count was 2,391,916 in favour and no votes against, it was reported that there were two blank ballots and one "no" vote.

Results

References

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