Back الاستفتاء على الاستقلال Arabic Referèndum d'independència Catalan ڕێفراندۆمی سەربەخۆیی CKB Liste von Unabhängigkeitsreferenden German Δημοψήφισμα ανεξαρτησίας Greek Independentzia erreferendum Basque همه پرسی استقلال Persian Luettelo kansanäänestyksistä itsenäisyydestä ja suvereniteetistä Finnish Référendum sur l'indépendance French Referendo de independencia Galician
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An independence referendum is a type of referendum in which the residents of a territory decide whether the territory should become an independent sovereign state. An independence referendum that results in a vote for independence does not always ultimately result in independence.