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1999 Abkhazian constitutional referendum
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A constitutional referendum was held in Abkhazia on 3 October 1999, alongside presidential elections. Voters were asked whether they approved of the constitution that had been approved by the Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1994,[1] together with an amendment abolishing the life term for appointed judges and replacing it with five year terms.[2] It was approved by 97.7% of voters. However, ethnic Georgians (200,000–250,000)[3] who had been expelled from Abkhazia during the conflict of 1992–93 did not participate in the referendum and the results were not recognised internationally.[4]