page_title: Independence referendum
hierarchical_section_title: Independence referendum
caption_attribution_description: Southern Sudanese line up to vote in Juba on January 9, 2011, the first of seven days of referendum polling.
context_page_description: An independence referendum is a type of referendum in which the citizens of a territory decide whether the territory should become an independent sovereign state. An independence referendum that results in a vote for independence does not always ultimately result in independence.
  The articles on specific referendums are linked with dates in the table on past referendums.
context_section_description: An independence referendum is a type of referendum in which the citizens of a territory decide whether the territory should become an independent sovereign state. An independence referendum that results in a vote for independence does not always ultimately result in independence.
  The articles on specific referendums are linked with dates in the table on past referendums.
caption: South Sudanese independence referendum in 2011
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