Rwandan constitutional referendum, 1978

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A constitutional referendum was held in Rwanda on 17 December 1978. It followed a coup by Juvénal Habyarimana in 1973 and the dissolution of the former sole legal party, MDR-Parmehutu. The new constitution created a presidential republic with no term limits for the President, and made the National Revolutionary Movement for Development the sole legal party. It was approved by 89.1% of voters.^[1]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	1,830,678	89.09
Against	224,135	10.91
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	2,054,813	100
Registered voters/turnout	2,091,688
Source: African Elections Database

References

↑ Elections in Rwanda African Elections Database

Elections and referendums in Rwanda

Presidential elections	1965 1969 1978 1983 1988 2003 2010 2017

Parliamentary elections	1954 1957 1961 1965 1969 1981 1983 1988 2003 2008 2013

Referendums	1961 1978 2003 2015

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