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Northern Mariana Islands status referendum, 1975 : ウィキペディア英語版 | Northern Mariana Islands status referendum, 1975
A referendum on becoming a US commonwealth was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 17 June 1975.〔(Northern Mariana Islands, 17 June 1975: Commonwealth with the USA ) Direct Democracy 〕 The proposal was approved by 79% of voters.〔 As a result, the United States Congress approved the change of status on 24 March 1976.〔 ==Background== Four previous referendums on either integation with Guam or the islands' status had been held in 1958, 1961, 1963 and 1969. On each occasion a majority had been in favour of integration with Guam. However, the proposal remained unfulfilled, as Guam had rejected integration in a 1969 referendum. On 20 February 1975 the Northern Marianas' District Legislature put forward proposals to become a US commonwealth.〔 A threshold of 55% in favour was set in order for the referendum to pass.〔
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