Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991

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The Ukrainian independence referendum of 1991 was a nationwide vote in which an overwhelming majority of Ukrainians confirmed their support for breaking away from the Soviet Union and establishing an independent Ukrainian state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf referendum ⓘ
alsoHeldOnSameDayAs 1991 Ukrainian presidential election ⓘ
approvedDocument Declaration of Independence of Ukraine ⓘ
category 1991 referendums ⓘ
Elections in Ukraine ⓘ
Independence referendums ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
country Ukraine ⓘ
date 1991-12-01 ⓘ
day 1 ⓘ
electoralTerritory Crimean ASSR ⓘ
Sevastopol ⓘ
all oblasts of Ukraine ⓘ
electorate approximately 37 million voters ⓘ
followedBy Belavezha Accords ⓘ
dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
international recognition of Ukraine ⓘ
highestSupportRegion western Ukraine ⓘ
languageOfBallot Russian ⓘ
Ukrainian ⓘ
legalBasis Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine ⓘ
location Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Ukraine
mainQuestion Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine? ⓘ
month December ⓘ
noVotes about 2.5 million ⓘ
organizer Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ⓘ
linked to: Verkhovna Rada
partOf dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
history of Ukraine ⓘ
politicalContext collapse of the Soviet Union ⓘ
precededBy Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine ⓘ
August 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt ⓘ
recognizedBy European Community ⓘ
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ
linked to: Russian SFSR

United States ⓘ
result independence approved ⓘ
resultNoPercent 7.7 ⓘ
resultYesPercent 92.3 ⓘ
scope nationwide ⓘ
significance confirmed Ukraine's secession from the Soviet Union ⓘ
key step in dissolution of the USSR ⓘ
led to establishment of independent Ukrainian state ⓘ
supportInAllRegions yes ⓘ
turnoutPercent 84.2 ⓘ
votingSystem popular vote ⓘ
year 1991 ⓘ
yesVotes over 28 million ⓘ

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Declaration of Independence of Ukraine → followedBy → Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991 ⓘ
Declaration of Independence of Ukraine → approvedBy → Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991 ⓘ
1991 Ukrainian presidential election → coincidedWith → 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum ⓘ
linked to: Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991