French Évian Accords referendum, 1962
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A referendum to approve the Évian Accords
ending the Algerian War and granting self determination to Algeria was held in France on 8 April 1962. It was approved by 90.8% of voters with a 75.3% turnout.
On 1 July a second referendum
was held in Algeria, 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 could participate in this referendum. Most Europeans had already fled to avoid being killed by FLN, so they didn't vote. This referendum was approved by over 90% of voters.
Évian Accords
The Évian Accords comprise a treaty which was signed in 1962 in Évian-les-Bains, France by France and the F.L.N. . The Accords put an end to the Algerian War with a formal cease-fire proclaimed for March 19, and formalized the idea of cooperative exchange between the two countries...
ending the Algerian War and granting self determination to Algeria was held in France on 8 April 1962. It was approved by 90.8% of voters with a 75.3% turnout.
On 1 July a second referendum
Algerian Évian Accords referendum, 1962
A referendum on the Évian Accords was held in Algeria on 1 July 1962. It followed French approval of the Accords in a March referendum. The results in Algeria were 99.72% in favour and just 0.28% against. Voter turnout was 91.88%. As a result of the vote in favour, France declared Algeria to be...
was held in Algeria, 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 could participate in this referendum. Most Europeans had already fled to avoid being killed by FLN, so they didn't vote. This referendum was approved by over 90% of voters.
Results
| Choice | Metropolitan France Metropolitan France Metropolitan France is the part of France located in Europe. It can also be described as mainland France or as the French mainland and the island of Corsica... |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| For | 17,508,607 | 90.7 | 17,866,423 | 90.8 | |
| Against | 1,795,061 | 9.3 | 1,809,074 | 9.2 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,098,238 | – | 1,103,806 | – | |
| Total | 20,401,906 | 100 | 20,779,303 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
External links
- Statement of the official results Constitutional Council