Political status and decolonisation

Timeline: Nevis political status

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  1. · Referendum or popular consultation

    1998 Nevis secession referendum

    A majority of Nevisian voters backed secession, but the result fell short of the required two-thirds threshold.

    Significance here: The single, decisive constitutional test of the Nevis secession question to date.

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