1. Background

2. Results

3. References

A referendum on an amnesty law was held in Uruguay on 16 April 1989.^[1] The amnesty had prevented the prosecution of the military and police who had been responsible for murder, torture and disappearances during the civic-military dictatorship between 1973 and 1985.^[2] The law was retained with 56% in favour of it.

Background

In 1986, the ruling Colorado Party passed the Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State, guaranteeing amnesty for the former military junta by a vote of 59 to 37.^[1] In 1988 victims of the dictatorship asked the Supreme Court of Justice to declare the law invalid, but the request was rejected by three votes to two.

In 1987 efforts were made to get enough signatures to force a referendum on the issue. A total of 634,702 signatures were obtained, above the required quorum of 555,701. However, the Electoral Court recognised only 532,718 of the collected signatures. After public protests a further 24,000 signatures were accepted as valid, passing the threshold.

Results

References

• American Cirrus Engine Hi-Drive
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• American Citizen (newspaper)
• American Citizens Abroad
• American Citizens Concerned for Life
• American City County Exchange
• American City Flags (book)
• American Civics Test
• American civics test
• American civic test
• American Civil Aeronautics Administration
• American Civil Defense Association
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
• American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
• American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California
• American Civil Liberties Union v. Ashcroft (2004)
• American Civil Liberties Union v. Miller
• American Civil Liberties Union vs. National Security Agency
• American Civil Rights Institute
• American civil rights institute
• American civil rights movement (1896-1954)
• American civil rights movement (1896–1954)
• American civil rights movement (1955–1968)
• American Civil Rights Movement (1955–68)
• American Civil War alternate histories