Talk:1984 Cocos (Keeling) Islands status referendum

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Did you know... that the 1984 status referendum in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands has been described as the "smallest act of self-determination ever conducted"?

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Regards, --Goldsztajn (talk) 21:40, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]