2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Duhok
gptkb:Halabja
gptkb:Kirkuk
Erbil
Sulaymaniyah
gptkbp:ballotNumber Do you want the Kurdistan Region and the Kurdistani areas outside the administration of the Region to become an independent state?
gptkbp:consequence increased tensions with Baghdad
Kurdistan Region lost control of Kirkuk
Iraqi military retook disputed territories
regional airspace closed temporarily
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:date 2017-09-25
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kurdistan_Region
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:United_States
Iraqi government
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Kurdistan_Regional_Government
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:2014_Kurdish_independence_referendum
gptkbp:purpose independence from Iraq
gptkbp:recognizedBy not recognized by Iraqi government
not recognized by international community
gptkbp:result majority voted in favor of independence
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Kurdistan_Regional_Government
gptkb:Kurdistan_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:voterTurnout 72.16%
gptkbp:votingSystem 7.27%
92.73%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Kirkuk_(2017)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5