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Revision as of 15:19, 22 February 2012 by Number 57 (talk | contribs) (moved Kosovo independence referendum, 1991 to Kosovan independence referendum, 1991: Standard naming format)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Template:Country history Republic of Kosova held on 26 - 30 September 1991 a referendum in which citizens were asked for the separation from Yugoslavia. Promoter of the referendum was the President of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova and the Democratic League of Kosovo. Citizens of Kosovo decided to split from Yugoslavia plebiscite.
Election and Result
The Assembly of Kosovo went on to declare the Republic of Kosova a sovereign and independent state on 22 September 1991. This declaration was endorsed by a referendum held a few days later. Results of the referendum on the Republic of Kosova as a Sovereign and Independent State, 26 - 30 September, 1991. Out of the total number of the citizens of Kosova eligible to vote (estimated to be 1,051,357 citizens), 914,802 voted in the Referendum, i.e. 87.01 percent.
Out of this number, 913,705 voters, that is 99.87 percent, voted "FOR." 164 citizens voted "AGAINST" while 933 ballots were declared "INVALID." 136,555 citizens with the right to vote, i.e. 12.99 percent, did not participate in the Referendum.
According to the legal regulations of the Republic of Kosova, a referendum is considered successful if two thirds of the total number of citizens with the right to vote participate in a referendum and if more than half of them declare themselves "for," therefore, the Central Board of the Parliament of the Republic of Kosova for the Conducting of the Referendum concludes that the Referendum on the Republic of Kosova as a sovereign and independent state, held on September 26-30, 1991 was successful.
International recognition
The only UN member who recognize the Republic of Kosova was Albania with a based on Declaration of Parliament of Albania, on October 21, 1991 recognize Kosovo.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Yes
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913,705 | 99.87 |
| No | 164 | 0.13 |
| Total votes | 914,802 | 100.00 |
See also
References
- According to the official text of recognition the Republic of Albania recognised the Republic of Kosovo, based on the law of 1991, Republic of Albania Council of Ministers, 2008-02-18
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