1991 Abkhazian New Union Treaty referendum

none March 2023 1991 Abkhazian New Union Treaty referendum Abkhaz ASSR 1991 03 17 yes Do you consider it necessary to preserve the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a renewed federation of equal sovereign republics, in which the rights and freedoms of a person of any nationality will be fully guaranteed? 164231 1566 747 318317 A referendum on the New Union Treaty was held in Abkhazia on 17 March 1991, as part of the wider Soviet referendum. The treaty was approved by 99.06% of voters. Background The treaty would have reorganised the Soviet Union into a less centralised state. However, it was largely boycotted by the Georgian population in Abkhazia, whilst in Georgia no referendum was held. Results 164231 1566 747 318317 RRC Aftermath The Union Treaty was approved in the republics where referendums were held, but its coming into effect was prevented by the August 1991 coup attempt and the subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union on 26 December. The fact that voters in Abkhazia approved the new union treaty while the Georgian SSR declared its independence on 9 April has been used by Abkhazia as an argument that Georgia became de jure independent from the Soviet Union without Abkhazia, which was then free to choose its own future. http://www.unpo.org/content/view/715/236/ State-Legal Relations Between Abkhazia and Georgia 2008-11-20 UNPO https://web.archive.org/web/20081206015348/http://www.unpo.org/content/view/715/236/ 6 December 2008 live References Abkhazian New Union Treaty referendum 1991 Category:Abkhaz–Georgian conflict New Union Treaty referendum Abkhazian New Union Treaty referendum Category:Referendums in the Soviet Union Abkhazian New Union Treaty referendum