1972 Cameroonian constitutional referendum

Referendum in Cameroon Do you approve, with the aim of consolidating national unity and accelerating the economic, social and cultural development of the nation, the draft constitution submitted to the Cameroonian people by the President of the Federal Republic of Cameroon and establishing a Republic, united and indivisible, under the name of a united Republic of Cameroon? 20 May 1972 Cameroon 1961 3,177,846 176 1,612 3,236,280 A constitutional referendum was held in Cameroon on 20 May 1972. The new constitution would make the country a unitary state, as opposed to the previous federal system, as well as giving more powers to President Ahmadou Ahidjo.Elections in Cameroon https://web.archive.org/web/20110903053954/http://africanelections.tripod.com/cm.html 2011-09-03 African Elections Database It was passed by 99.99% of voters with a 98% turnout. Results 3177846 176 1612 3236280 African Elections Database References Further reading Chem-Langhëë, Bongfen. “The Road to the Unitary State of Cameroon 1959-1972.” Paideuma 41 (1995): 17–25. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40341689. Cameroon Constitutional Category:Referendums in Cameroon Category:Constitutional referendums