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Presidential Referendum

Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1960–2002Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1960

Muhammad Ayub Khan14 February 1960

Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan

Basic Democrats confirm Ayub Khan as President through an indirect referendum.

1984

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq19 December 1984

Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan

Zia uses a referendum to claim a five-year presidential mandate.

2002

Pervez Musharraf30 April 2002

Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan

Musharraf holds a disputed referendum intended to extend his presidential tenure.

Pervez Musharraf30 April 2002

Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan

Opposition parties boycott Musharraf's referendum and dispute its official result.

Names involved

Muhammad Ayub KhanMuhammad Zia-ul-HaqPervez Musharraf

Provenance

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