Country: | United Arab Republic |
Flag Year: | 1958 |
Type: | presidential |
Election Date: | 21 February 1958 |
Next Election: | 1971 Syrian presidential election |
Next Year: | 1971 |
Previous Election: | 1953 Syrian presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1953 |
Image1: | Stevan Kragujevic, Gamal Abdel Naser u Beogradu, 1962.jpg |
Nominee1: | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
Party1: | Independent |
Popular Vote1: | 1,312,808 |
Percentage1: | 99.99% |
President | |
Before Election: | Shukri al-Quwatli |
Before Party: | Independent |
Posttitle: | Elected President |
After Election: | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
After Party: | Independent |
Flag Image: | File:Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg |
A referendum on the formation of the United Arab Republic and appointing Gamal Abdel Nasser as its president was held in Syria on 21 February 1958,[1] alongside a simultaneous referendum in Egypt. The formation of the UAR was approved of voters, with only 139 voting against,[2] whilst Nasser was approved as president by a similar margin.