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A constititional referendum was held in Haiti on 23 July 1939. [1] The changes abolished the direct election of the President and referendums as President Sténio Vincent considered them a "waste of time". [1] The proposals were approved a reported 99.9% of voters, and put into effect by Parliament on 8 August. [1]
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti and formerly called Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola, east of Cuba in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi) in size and has an estimated 10.8 million people, making it the most populous country in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the second-most populous country in the Caribbean as a whole.
Sténio Joseph Vincent was President of Haiti from November 18, 1930 to May 15, 1941.
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Choice | Votes | % |
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For | 99.90 | |
Against | 0.10 | |
Invalid/blank votes | – | |
Total | 100 | |
Source: Direct Democracy |
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