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<p>An <b>independence referendum</b> is a type of <a href="page.php?w=referendum">referendum</a> in which the residents of a <a href="page.php?w=territory">territory</a> decide whether the territory should become an <a href="page.php?w=Independence">independent</a> <a href="page.php?w=sovereign_state">sovereign state</a>. An independence referendum that results in a vote for independence does not always ultimately result in independence.</p>

<p><big>Procedure</big></p>
<p>An independence referendum typically arises first after political success for <a href="page.php?w=nationalism">nationalists</a></p><p>
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