Burundian Charter of National Unity referendum, 1991

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Burundi held a referendum on 9 February 1991 in which voters were asked whether they were in favor or opposed to the draft 'Charter of National Unity'.

[edit] The Charter

The 'Charter of National Unity' was intended to formally abolish ethnic discrimination and to permit the creation of a new constitution to further the country's democratization process.

[edit] Results

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**Summary of the 9 February 1991 Burundi constitutional referendum results**
Result	Votes	%
Yes votes	1,876,958	89.77
No votes	213,817	10.23
Total (turnout: 96.2%)	2,090,775	100.00
Invalid votes	13,163
Total votes	2,103,938
Registered voters	2,186,591
Source: African Elections Database

Following the Charter's approval, work began on the drafting of a new constitution. The draft constitution was approved in a referendum held on 9 March 1992. It was promulgated on 13 March 1992.