1963 Spanish Guinean autonomy referendum

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1963 Spanish Guinean autonomy referendum

15 December 1963
Do you ratify with your vote the basis on the autonomous regime of Equatorial Guinea?
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 59,280 62.52% No 35,537 37.48%

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A referendum on autonomy from Spain was held in Spanish Guinea on 15 December 1963.^[1] The result was 62.52% in favour.^[2]

The result was at the time considered a step towards independence from Spain, which was achieved in 1968.^[1]