An independence referendum was held in Lithuania on 9 February 1991,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1201 eleven months after independence from the Soviet Union had been declared on 11 March 1990.Nohlen & Stöver, p1189 Just over 93% of those voting voted in favour of independence, while the number of eligible voters voting "yes" was 76.5%, far exceeding the threshold of 50%.Nohlen & Stöver, p1210 Independence was subsequently achieved in August 1991.Nohlen & Stöver, p1190 The independence of the Republic of Lithuania was re-recognized by the United States on 2 September 1991 and by the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991.
Results
See also 1991 Latvian independence and democracy referendum 1991 Estonian independence referendum 1991 Soviet Union referendum
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