A constitutional referendum was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 4 and 16 June 1967. The new constitution created a unitary state with a presidential system, whereby the president would be selected by a unicameralNational Assembly and then approved by a referendum. It also abolished presidential term limits, limited the number of political parties to two, and gave women the vote.[1]
1967 Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum
4-16 June 1967
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
8,220,000
97.80%
No
184,907
2.20%
The proposed constitution was approved by 97.8% of voters.[2]