The holiday was first celebrated in 1992, the 25th anniversary of the first sovereignty referendum.

Moreover, in 2013, Argentina dismissed the Falkland Islands' sovereignty referendum.

In the 1980 sovereignty referendum, Charest failed to vote, stating he was too busy.

Khadir worked with the Yes side in the 1980 sovereignty referendum.

As a response to the 1967 sovereignty referendum, the British Government moved to increase democracy in Gibraltar with a new constitution.

The proposals received a hostile reception in Gibraltar and were resoundingly rejected in a further sovereignty referendum.

Polls in Quebec suggest that about 54% of the population would support a sovereignty referendum at this time.

This led to the second sovereignty referendum of 1995.

Mr. Boisclair and the other leadership candidates have all promised to hold a third sovereignty referendum soon after the next provincial election if they win.

This arrangement was rejected overwhelmingly by Gibraltarians in the 2002 sovereignty referendum.