1969 Anguillian constitutional referendum
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A: Affirm declaration and approve Constitution Government of the people of Anguilla. B: Reject declaration [and] Constitution[,] return to St. Kitts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A constitutional referendum was held in Anguilla on 6 February 1969. Following the 1967 uprising on the island, which had seen the local police force expelled, a referendum on separation was held. On 8 January 1969 Ronald Webster declared independence. A republican constitution was put forward and approved by 99.71% of voters. After the referendum, British troops occupied the island on 19 March.
Webster later proposed a referendum with three options; independence, association with the UK or remaining in the Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla federation. Option two was later introduced without a vote, and Anguilla was administered separately from 1971, before being officially separated from Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1980.