Eritrean independence referendum of 1993

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The Eritrean independence referendum of 1993 was a UN-observed vote in which Eritreans overwhelmingly chose to establish an independent state, formally ending Ethiopian rule after decades of conflict.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf independence referendum ⓘ
ballotOptions No ⓘ
Yes ⓘ
conflictContext Eritrean War of Independence ⓘ
country Eritrea ⓘ
dateOfIndependenceDeclaration 1993-05-24 ⓘ
electorate Eritrean citizens inside Eritrea ⓘ
Eritrean diaspora in other countries ⓘ
Eritrean refugees in Sudan ⓘ
endDate 1993-04-25 ⓘ
followedBy Eritrea’s admission to the United Nations ⓘ
formal declaration of Eritrean independence ⓘ
international recognition of Eritrea ⓘ
languageOfBallot Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
Tigrinya ⓘ
legalBasis United Nations General Assembly resolutions on Eritrea ⓘ
location Eritrea ⓘ
mainBelligerentBefore Eritrean People’s Liberation Front ⓘ
Government of Ethiopia ⓘ
monitoredBy United Nations ⓘ
noPercentage 0.2% ⓘ
observedBy international observers ⓘ
non-governmental organizations ⓘ
regional organizations ⓘ
organizedBy Eritrean Referendum Commission ⓘ
partOf decolonization processes in Africa ⓘ
precededBy Eritrean War of Independence ⓘ
Ethiopian rule over Eritrea ⓘ
purpose to determine whether Eritrea should become an independent state ⓘ
question whether Eritrea should become an independent and sovereign state ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Ethiopia ⓘ
Organization of African Unity ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
region Horn of Africa ⓘ
result approval of Eritrean independence ⓘ
overwhelming vote in favor of independence ⓘ
shortName UNOVER ⓘ
significance formally ended Ethiopian sovereignty over Eritrea ⓘ
led to creation of the State of Eritrea ⓘ
startDate 1993-04-23 ⓘ
supervisedBy United Nations Observer Mission to Verify the Referendum in Eritrea ⓘ
turnout 98.5% ⓘ
typeOfVote secret ballot ⓘ
votingAge 18 ⓘ
year 1993 ⓘ
yesPercentage 99.8% ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eritrean nationalism → significantEvent → Eritrean independence referendum of 1993 ⓘ
Battle of Massawa → relatedTo → Eritrean independence referendum (1993) ⓘ
linked to: Eritrean independence referendum of 1993