East German referendum, 1954

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A referendum on a peace treaty was held in East Germany on 29 June 1954. [1] Voters were asked "Are you for a peace treaty and the withdrawal of occupying troops, or for the European Defence Community, the General Treaty and keeping the occupying troops for 50 years?" [1] The first option was approved by 93.46% of voters. [1]

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The General Treaty is a treaty of international law which was signed by the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Western Allies on 26 May 1952 but which took effect, with some slight changes, only in 1955. It formally ended Germany's status as an occupied territory and recognised its rights of a sovereign state, with certain restrictions that remained in place until German reunification in 1990.

Results

ChoiceVotes%
Peace treaty12,131,73093.46
European Defence Community etc.849,0636.54
Invalid/blank votes416,844
Total13,397,640100
Registered voters/turnout13,588,39798.60
Source: Direct Democracy

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