1991 Uzbek independence election
{{Infobox referendum
| name=1991 Uzbek independence election
| date=29 December 1991
| country=Uzbekistan
| question=Do you approve of the state independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan proclaimed by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan?
| yes=9718155
| no=172294
| invalid=8258
| electorate=10515066
}}{{Politics of Uzbekistan}}
An independence referendum was held in the Republic of Uzbekistan on 29 December 1991,Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p490 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}} alongside presidential elections. The result was 98% of voters in favour, with a turnout of 94%.Nohlen et al, p492
Background
In a USSR-wide referendum held in March, 95% of voters in the Uzbek SSR voted in favour of preserving the Soviet Union as "a renewed federation of equal sovereign republics in which the rights and freedom of an individual of any nationality will be fully guaranteed?". There was also a separate question asked only in the Uzbek SSR, with 95% of voters voting in favour of the proposal that the country "should remain part of a renewed Union (federation) as a sovereign republic with equal rights".[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=uz011991 Uzbekistan, 17 March 1991: Equal sovereign republic] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}}
However, following the attempted coup d'état in August, it was decided to seek independence.[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=uz021991 Uzkekistan, 29 December 1991: Independence] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}} Independence was subsequently declared on 31 August,B.V. Rao (200) History Of Modern Europe (1789-1992) Sterling Publishers, p337 and the Soviet Union ceased to exist on 26 December 1991,[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/26/world/end-of-the-soviet-union-the-soviet-state-born-of-a-dream-dies.html END OF THE SOVIET UNION; The Soviet State, Born of a Dream, Dies] The New York Times, 26 December 1991 three days before the referendum.
Results
{{Referendum results
|for=9718155
|against=172294
|invalid=8258
|electorate=10515066
|source=Nohlen et al.
}}
References
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Category:Referendums in Uzbekistan
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