Iranian Islamic Republic referendum, March 1979
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A referendum on creating an Islamic Republic
was held in Iran
on 30 and 31 March 1979. It was approved by 99.3% of voters.
Islamic republic
Islamic republic is the name given to several states in the Muslim world including the Islamic Republics of Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and Mauritania. Pakistan adopted the title under the constitution of 1956. Mauritania adopted it on 28 November 1958. Iran adopted it after the 1979 Iranian...
was held in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
on 30 and 31 March 1979. It was approved by 99.3% of voters.
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 20,147,855 | 99.3 |
| Against | 140,996 | 0.7 |
| Invalid/blank votes | ||
| Total | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||