A constitutional referendum was held in the People's Republic of the Congo on 8 July 1979. The new constitution was approved by 96.93% of voters,Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database with a 90.3% turnout.Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p269
Results ChoiceVotes%For707,42196.9Against22,2843.1Invalid/blank votes16,277-Total746,082100Source: Nohlen et al.
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