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{{Infobox referendum
| name = 1981 Besmenian CCA membership referendum
| title = Should the Federal Republic of Besmenia join the Coalition of Crown Albatross as a full member?
| yes = 36122159
| no = 13673425
| total = 49895375
| electorate = 50563777
| map = Besmenia1981refmap.png
| mapdivision =
| notes = Source: 
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The '''1981 Besmenian CCA membership referendum''' was a referendum that took place on April 19, 1981 in [[Besmenia]]. The voters were asked here whether Besmenia should join the [[Coalition of Crown Albatross]]. With 74.55%, the majority voted for a Besmenian membership in the CCA. Besmenia joined the CCA on November 1, 1981, after the [[Federal Chamber]] passed the acession treaty on September 14 and the [[Federal Senate]] approved it on September 18. After the [[1968 Besmenian capital city referendum]], this was the second referendum held in Besmenia.

After the creation of the CCA, debates arose in the late 1970s about whether Besmenia should join the organization. The government under [[Prime Minister of Besmenia|Prime Minister]] [[Robert Gleitzmann]] declined to join. The [[Free Besmenian Citizen's Party]] under [[Martin Beiter]] endorsed membership and included it on the manifesto for the 1980 federal election. After the victory of the FBBP and the inauguration of Beiter as Prime Minister, the possibility of joining the CCA now appeared to be given. On March 9, 1981, President [[Tom Freiberger]] ordered a referendum on April 19, 1981 to join the CCA. The [[Besmenian Republican Party]], some BVP politicans, including Robert Gleitzmann and smaller groups spoke out against joining the CCA.

[[Category: Besmenia]]