But General Musharraf deludes himself if he thinks the presidential referendum he has scheduled at the end of the month is an affirmation of democracy.

In October 1988, Chileans voted in a presidential referendum to end General Pinochet's bid for 8 more years as president.

December 19: General Zia-ul-Haq holds presidential referendum.

General Pinochet, the only candidate in next month's presidential referendum, was booed by hundreds of people when he arrived in Cerro Navia.

He continues to rule Syria with unchallenged authority, and in the last presidential referendum, in 1991, he won 99.9 percent of the ballots cast.

A report from the local women's union details efforts to mobilize the city for last year's presidential referendum.

She first appeared on television in 1962 during an interlude in a programme reporting the results of a presidential referendum.

The official turnout figures at around 54% were higher than in any previous presidential referendum.

The most recent presidential referendum took place in 2007.

A presidential referendum in Haiti was called in 1961 to determine whether to let president François Duvalier remain in office for a further six years.