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{{Politics of North Macedonia}}An independence referendum was held in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia on 8 September 1991, which afterwards proclaimed independence from Yugoslavia.Dieter Nohlen and Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook, p.{{nbsp}}1278 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}} It was approved by 96% of voters, with a turnout of 76%.The referendum question was ambiguous and read: “Are you for a sovereign and independent state of Macedonia, with a right to enter into any future alliance with the sovereign states of Yugoslavia?� This retained the right of the state to join an alliance of some revived future version of Yugoslavia.BOOK, Pridham, Geoffrey, Gallagher, Tom, Experimenting with Democracy: Regime Change in the Balkans, 2000, Routledge, 9780415187268, 250, Macedonia: An unlikely road to democracy, London, According to some reports, 8 September was chosen as the date for the referendum to link it with the 8 September 1944 proclamation of the Independent State of Macedonia.Утрин�ки ве�ник, Брoj 2781 �абота, 06 �ептември 2008. Киро Кипро�ки, Од каталогот на поштен�ки марки на југо�ловен�ките држави издаден во 1978 година. 8 September is now celebrated as Independence Day.

Results

{{Referendum results|for=1079308|against=39639|invalid=13648|electorate=1495807|source=Nohlen & Stöver}}

References

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