self government representatives. A Soviet style constitution was introduced on August 25, 1940. It was succeeded ...This is not a direct copy of the constitution and does not belong in Wikisource Politics of Estonia The Constitution ... development The first Constitution of the Republic of Estonia 1920 1933 title The first Constitution ... Estonian Institute accessdate 31 October 2010 ref . A second constitution was adopted on 24 January 1934 following a referendum in 1933, and was in force until a third constitution was enacted on 1 ... development The second Constitution of the Republic of Estonia 1934 1937 and the coup d etat of 1934 title The second Constitution of the Republic of Estonia 1934 1937 and the coup d etat of 1934. author ... ref . It remained in force, de facto, until 16 June 1940, when the Soviet Union occupied Estonia and, de ... in its historical development The third Constitution of the Republic of Estonia de facto 1938 1940, de jure 1938 1992 title The third Constitution of the Republic of Estonia de facto 1938 1940, de jure ... 31 October 2010 ref when the fourth and current Constitution of the Republic of Estonia was adopted ... development Restoration of independence and the fourth Constitution 1992 title Restoration of independence and the fourth Constitution 1992 author Mart Nutt date 09.10.2009 work Estonica publisher Estonian Institute accessdate 31 October 2010 ref History First Constitution 1920 1933 The first constitution ..., baron de Montesquieu Montesquieu . The constitution provided for a high degree of public initiative and for referenda. Despite the constitution being modelled upon Montesquieu s ideas, there existed ... of government was the State Elder. Second Constitution 1934 1938 Due to the instability of the government, attempts were made to redraft the constitution, with a referendum held in 1932 to consider ... into force on 24 January 1934. This second constitution established a more authoritarian state order ... under this new constitution, Konstantin P ts who had been elected head of State under the new constitution ... more details
citizens. The Constitution was drafted by the Supreme Soviet of Belarus, the former legislative body of the country, and was improved upon by citizens and legal experts. The contents of the Constitution ... Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet era . While much of the Constitution establishes the government ... constitution in 1927, complementing the recently adopted Constitution of the Soviet Union SovietConstitution ... era constitution in 1978, ref name houseby mainly to reflect changes made in the 1977 SovietConstitution ... Soviet Socialist Republic , giving powers to itself to alter the 1978 constitution of the Byelorussian ... the adoption of a post Sovietconstitution. In November 1991, the commission sent the first ... 25, 2007. be icon ref The Supreme Soviet passed a second law along with the Constitution, titled the Enactment ... Constitution, the Supreme Soviet deputies were influenced by the constitutions of various countries ..., the Constitution was influenced by the period of Soviet domination and a desire to bring back ...featured article File Constitution of Belarus.jpg thumb A pamphlet version of the Constitution distributed ... , followed by Russian. The Constitution of the Republic of Belarus lang be ... 7 http www.president.gov.by en press19329.html of the Constitution , all laws that conflict with the Constitution are null and void. This means the Constitution claims to be the supreme law of the land. ref Adopted in 1994, three years after the country History of the Soviet Union 1985 1991 declared its independence from the Soviet Union , this formal document establishes the framework of the Belarusian ...?id 78573 March 15 Day of Constitution of the Republic of Belarus . Published March 13, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007. ru icon ref The structure and substance of the Constitution were heavily influenced .... The Constitution has been amended twice since the original adoption, in 1996 and in 2004. Two referendum .... History Politics of Belarus Belarus adopted its first constitution in 1919 when ... more details
Soviet Union Soviet era Russian Constitution of 1978 Constitution of 12 April 1978 of Russian SFSR Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic following the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis . Of all ... of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR Boris Yeltsin released the text of his proposed constitution ... of the Congress of People s Deputies decided to present its own draft constitution. The Supreme Soviet ... of the Soviet Union 2008 Amendments to the Constitution of Russia Constitutional economics Constitutionalism ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 Refimprove date November 2007 Infobox document document name Constitution ... copy of the Constitution. date created date ratified 12 December 1993 location of document writer signers Citizens of Russia purpose For the constitution of the Imperial Russia, see Russian Constitution of 1906 Politics of Russia The current Constitution of the Russian Federation lang ru ... pron was adopted by national referendum on 12 December 1993. Russia s constitution came ... people 54.5 voted for adoption of the Constitution. ref name Stats http constitution.garant.ru DOC 1676651 sub para N 100.htm Constitution of Russia nature, evolution, modernity 1.4.2 ... Text of Draft Constitution last Tolz first Vera publisher Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty RFE RL date 29 April 1993 ref ref cite news title Yeltsin Promotes New Constitution last Tolz first Vera publisher ... of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR and other representatives to finalize a draft for a new constitution from 5 10 June, and was followed by a similar decree 21 May. sfn G nen 2002 p 161 sfn Jeffries 1996 p 110 ref cite news title President Takes Further Steps to Speed Up Constitution ... of People s Deputies was the supreme lawmaking body and hence would decide on the new constitution. On 21 September, Yeltsin declared the Supreme Soviet dissolved and announced a constitutional referendum on his draft constitution and new legislative elections for December, resulting in the peak events ... more details
constitution Immediately after independence, the 1978 constitution, a replica of the Soviet Union s 1977 ...Politics of Armenia wikisource The Constitution of Armenia was adopted by a nationwide referendum on July 5, 1995. ref http www.president.am files output.php?fid 111 The First Constitution of the Republic of Armenia 5 July 1995 ref This constitution established Armenia as a democracy democratic , sovereignty sovereign , social, and constitutional state. Yerevan is defined as the state s capital. Power is vested in its citizens, who exercise it directly through the election of government representatives. Decisions related to changes in constitutional status or to an alteration of borders are subject to a vote of the citizens of Armenia exercised in a referendum . There are 117 articles in the 1995 constitution. On November 27, 2005, a Armenian constitutional referendum, 2005 nationwide constitutional referendum was held and an amended constitution was adopted. ref http www.president.am library constitution eng The Constitution of the Republic of Armenia 27 November 2005 ref According to the November 2005 Constitution, the President of the Republic appoints the Prime Minister based on the distribution of the seats in the National Assembly and consultations with the parliamentary factions ... of the Prime Minister. ref The Constitution of the Republic of Armenia 27 November 2005 , http www.president.am library constitution eng ?chapter 3&pn 1 Chapter 3 The President of the Republic ... of 1992, the president and the APM parliamentary delegates presented a draft constitution. They put ... parties led by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation ARF presented an alternative constitution in January ... before parliament adopted a final version. ref csref country armenia section The Constitution author ... References reflist Armenia topics Constitution of Europe Constitutions of Asia armenia ... fr Constitution de la R publique d Arm nie it Costituzione dell Armenia pt Constitui o da Arm nia ... more details
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NOTOC See also 1935 in Afghanistan , 1936 other events of 1936 , and 1937 in Afghanistan . The chief control of affairs remains in the hands of the three uncles of the young king, Zahir Shah , who continue to work together in complete harmony. The country enjoys peace both internally and externally and makes further material progress. New motor roads are built in the Southern Province, and classes in practical agriculture are opened in Kabul under the guidance of a Japanese expert. January 1936 The minister of foreign affairs visits Turkey . Early 1936 Direct telegraphic communication is opened with Iran , the Afghan line being connected with the Iranian at Kalk Ala . April 1936 The American minister in Tehran visits Kabul to negotiate a treaty of friendship between the United States and Afghanistan, and about the same time the governor of the North West Frontier Province 1901 1955 North West Frontier Province visits Kabul to discuss frontier problems. June 1936 An agreement, virtually amounting to a trade agreement between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan, is concluded between the Afghanistan National Bank and the Soviet Trade Agency , by which arrangements are made for the barter of commodities between the two countries, with imports and exports balancing at a value of 10,500,000 gold dollars over a three year period beginning on June 1. Afghanistan is to export cotton, wool, opium, and other commodities, and import kerosene, cotton seeds, linen goods, petrol, and sugar. July 1936 The minister of war visits London. November 1936 The prime minister visits Paris and Berlin. End of 1936 It is reported that the Afghan government has granted to the Inland Exploration Company of New York a 75 year concession for oil covering 270,000 square miles 700,000 km . Category 1936 by country Afghanistan Category Years of the 20th century in Afghanistan Category 1936 in Asia Afghanistan Category 1936 in Afghanistan Years in Afghanistan ... more details
Infobox mountain name Mount Constitution photo Mount Baker from Mount Constitution.JPG photo caption View of Mount Baker from the summit of Mount Constitution elevation ft 2399 elevation ref navd88 ref name ngs cite ngs TR2008 Constitution Reset ref prominence ft 2407 prominence ref ref name pb cite peakbagger 764 Mount Constitution, Washington ref location Orcas Island , San Juan County, Washington San Juan County , Washington U.S. state Washington, USA lat d 48.677569028 long d 122.831162383 region US WA source ngs coordinates ref ref name ngs Mount Constitution is a mountain on Orcas Island , and the highest point in the San Juan Islands . A stone observation tower patterned after a medieval watch tower stands at the summit. It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936. The tower offers panoramic views of the surrounding islands, the Cascade Mountains , and many Canada Canadian and United States American cities. On a clear day, the view encompasses locations as diverse as Mount Baker , Mount Rainier , Saturna Island , and the cities of Vancouver , and Victoria, British Columbia . Mount Constitution lies within the convert 5000 acre km2 1 Moran State Park . The prominence was named by Charles Wilkes during the United States Exploring Expedition Wilkes Expedition of 1838 1842 for the USS Constitution . ref name majors Cite book last Majors first Harry M. title Exploring Washington publisher Van Winkle Publishing Co year 1975 page 23 url http books.google.com books?id CoWrPQAACAAJ isbn 9780918664006 ref References reflist External links Commonscat inline Views from Mt. Constitution cite gnis id 1514785 name Mount Constitution cite web title All Washington Peaks with 2000 Feet of Prominence publisher Jeff Howbert url http howbert.netherweb.com mountains WA all 2000P WA all 2000P list Psort.html Category Mountains of Washington state Constitution, Mount Category Landforms of San Juan County, Washington SanJuanWA geo stub ... more details
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No. 6389, May 4, 1921, pp 326 366 ref The 1936Constitution ref Malta Government Gazette No. 8206, September 2, 1936, pp 804 812 ref The 1939 Constitution ref Malta Government Gazette No. 8534, February ...Politics of Malta The current Constitution of Malta was adopted as a legal order on September 21, 1964, and is the self declared supreme law of the land. Therefore, any law or action in violation of the Constitution is null and void. Being a rigid constitution, it has a three tier entrenchment basis .... The constitution is typically called the Constitution of the Republic of Malta , and replaced the 1961 Constitution, dating from October 24, 1961. George Borg Olivier was its main instigator and negotiator. Under its 1964 constitution, Malta became a parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth ... 13, 1974, the constitution was revised, and Malta became a republic within the Commonwealth, with executive ... of Representatives. The Constitution provides for general elections to be held at least every five ... in the Constitution provides for additional seats to that Party to achieve a Parliamentary majority ... applied in the Maltese general election, 2008 2008 general election . The Nature of the Constitution The Independence Constitution of Malta of 1964 established Malta as a Liberalism liberal parliamentary ... based on universal suffrage . This constitution was developed through constitutional history and its ... had self government the 1961 constitution was very similar to these constitutions the Independence Constitution ... government in Malta and declare that it was now time to work out a new constitution where elections ... to be the basis for the subsequent Malta constitution were to be granted. The 1961 Constitution was also known as the Blood Constitution . It was enclosed in the Malta Constitution Order in Council ... 31 October 1961 No. 11,346 ref The statement that the Order makes provision for a new constitution where Malta is given self government is found on the final page of the Order in Council. The 1961 Constitution ... more details
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Small Constitution or Little Constitution , lang pl Ma a Konstytucja can refer to three constitution s of Poland Small Constitution of 1919 Small Constitution of 1947 Small Constitution of 1992 disambig pl Ma a Konstytucja ... more details
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Politics of Bulgaria The Zhikov Constitution was the Constitution of Bulgaria in effect from May 18, 1971 to 1991. In 1968 the Prague Spring outbreak of heretical socialism in Czechoslovakia caused the Bulgarian Communist Party BCP to tighten control over all social organizations, calling for democratic centrism and elimination of unreliable elements from the party. This policy kept the BCP on a unified path in complete support of Soviet interests it also led to a new Bulgarian constitution in 1971. Approved by the Tenth Party Congress and a Bulgarian constitutional referendum, 1971 national referendum , the 1971 constitution detailed for the first time the structure of the BCP highly centralized, in keeping with policy after 1968 and its role in leading society and the state. BANU was specified as the partner of the BCP in the cooperative governing of the country. A new State Council was created to oversee the Council of Ministers and exercise supreme executive authority. The new constitution also defined four forms of property state, cooperative, public organization, and private. Private property was limited to that needed for individual and family upkeep. ref name cs1 csref country Bulgaria section Historical Setting The 1971 Constitution author Glenn E. Curtis ref Unlike the Dimitrov Constitution, the new document specified the role of the BCP as the leading force in society and the state, and the role of BANU as its collaborator within the Fatherland Front. The 1971 constitution also defined Bulgaria as a socialist state with membership in the international socialist community. As before, broad citizen rights were guaranteed but limited by the requirement that they be exercised ..., and paying taxes. Most of the governmental structure specified in the Dimitrov Constitution ... section Government and Politics The 1971 Constitution author Glenn E. Curtis ref In 1971 Todor Zhivkov ... center of political power in Bulgaria until the 1947 constitution stripped it of power, received ... more details
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Infobox document document name Constitution of Romania image image width image caption date created 21 ... purpose Replace the 1965 Constitution of Romania 1965 Constitution Politics of Romania The 1991 Constitution of Romania was adopted on 21 November 1991. It was approved in a Romanian constitutional ... of the Romanian government. The constitution was most recently revised by a Romanian constitutional ... The Constitution of 1991, as revised in 2003, contains 156 articles, divided into 8 titles Title ... Title VII Revising the Constitution Title VIII Final and transitional provisions Background ... under Imperial Russia n occupation in 1831 1832, was the first organic law resembling a constitution ... de la Paris Statute expanding the Paris Convention , in 1864. The 1866 Constitution of Romania first constitution of the Kingdom of Romania United Principality later Kingdom of Romania was adopted 1 July 1866. After the extension of national territory in 1918, 1923 Constitution of Romania a new constitution ... Front adopted a new, Corporatism corporatist constitution on 27 February this document was, in turn, cancelled in 1940 by the Iron Guard s National Legionary State government. The 1923 constitution ... War II . The 1948 Constitution of Romania new constitution of Communist Romania was adopted in 1948 following the Soviet model, ref name Verzea Mihaela Cristina Verzea, Constitu ia RPR din 27 septembrie 1952 1952 The Constitution of People s Republic of Romania , Dosarele Istoriei , 8 2003, pp. 22 26 ref with subsequent variants appearing in 1952 Constitution of Romania 1952 and 1965 Constitution ... The 1991 Constitution enshrined the return to democracy after the fall of the Communist Romania Communist ... by referendum on 8 December 1991, with 77.3 voting in favour. The 1991 Constitution contains ... obedience to the constitution and the proper functioning of state institutions, and is the guarantor ... of the Government and can dismiss it following a motion of censure. The constitution provides ... more details
May Constitution may refer to Constitution of May 3, 1791 , was a constitution of Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth adopted on May 3, 1791 May Constitution of 1934 , an Austrian Constitution adopted on May 1, 1934 Ninth of May Constitution , was a constitution of Czechoslovakia adopted on May 19, 1948 disambig ... more details
PoliticsRofI The Constitution of Ireland lang ga Bunreacht na h ireann , IPA ga bunraxt n he r n pron is the constitution fundamental law of Republic of Ireland Ireland . The constitution falls broadly ... of powers and judicial review. It is the second constitution of the state since independence, replacing the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State . ref cite web url http www.constitution.ie constitution of ireland default.asp?UserLang EN title Constitution Of Ireland Bunreacht Na h ireann publisher The All Party Oireachtas Committee On The Constitution accessdate 2008 08 24 ref It came into force on 29 December 1937 following national plebiscite held on 1 July 1937. The Constitution may be amended ... 200px left Copies of the constitution are published by the Government Publications Office. They are available for purchase there or in most large bookshops The Constitution of Ireland replaced the Constitution ... from the United Kingdom on 6 December 1922. There were two main motivations for replacing the constitution ... UK Dominions within a Commonwealth of Nations. The Irish Free State constitution of 1922 was, in the eyes ... Constitution which were required by the Anglo Irish Treaty, had been dismantled by Acts of parliament ... Kingdom Edward VIII in December 1936 was quickly used to redefine the royal connection. ref ..., 1936. Executive Authority External Relations Bill, 1936 Committee Stage. ref Nevertheless, the Fianna ... constitution was primarily symbolic. De Valera wanted to put an Irish stamp on the institutions .... Drafting process De Valera personally supervised the writing of the Constitution. It was drafted ... in English and Irish clash, a potential dilemma which the Constitution resolves by favouring the Irish text. A draft of the constitution was presented personally to the Vatican for review and comment ... wing of the irregular anti treaty terrorist minority. Enactment The text of the draft constitution ... constitution was then put to a plebiscite on 1 July 1937 the same day as the Irish general election ... more details
Constitution of Czechoslovakia may refer to Czechoslovakia Constitutional development 1918 Constitution of Czechoslovakia provisional Czechoslovak Constitution of 1920 Ninth of May Constitution , 1948 1960 Constitution of Czechoslovakia Constitutional Law of Federation , 1968 See also Constitution of the Czech Republic Constitution of the Slovak Republic disambig DEFAULTSORT Constitution Of Czechoslovakia Category Constitutions of former countries Czechoslovakia Category Czechoslovak law ... more details
Politics of Gibraltar Gibraltar s first Constitution was passed in 1969. A complete list of the different constitutions follows. Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006 See also Politics of Gibraltar Gibraltarian constitutional referendum, 2006 External links http www.who.int idhl rils idhl RUGib05002.pdf Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 http www.gibraltar.gov.gi constitution new constitution NewGibraltarConstitution.pdf Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006 Gibraltar topics Constitution of Europe Category Politics of Gibraltar Category Subnational constitutions Gibraltar gov stub Gibraltar stub ... more details
Politics of Laos Previous constitutions Laos first, French written and monarchical constitution was promulgated ... constitution of May 11, 1957 omitted reference to the French Union, though close educational ... on December 3, 1975, when a communist People s Republic was proclaimed. Development of the 1991 constitution ... s Assembly SPA , the country s highest legislative organ, adopted a constitution. Although the SPA had been charged with drafting a constitution in 1975, the task had low priority. It was not until the Third ... the major task...of preparing a socialist constitution at an early date. Laotian press reports .... ref name cs MacAlister Brown and Joseph J. Zasloff. Development of the Constitution . http ... without a written constitution for fifteen years, the lack of a constitution created serious ... a constitution or published penal and criminal codes, citizens were effectively denied proper ... Pasason Voice of the People , commenting in June 1990 on the absence of a constitution and a general .... ref name cs Reasons for the leisurely pace of constitution drafting, unusually slow even for the plodding bureaucracy, were not readily apparent. Vietnam had adopted a revised constitution in 1980 ... the draft constitution. With its publication, the party Central Committee issued Directive Number ... towns had dwelled too much on what the constitution had to say about the organization of the state ... question and answer sheets to study. ref name cs However, not all discussions of the draft constitution were perfunctory. Undoubtedly inspired by the examples of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union ... who were sentenced to long prison terms in Houaphan. ref name cs Thus, although the constitution ... impressed by the political models of Vietnam and China than by the examples of Eastern Europe and the Soviet ... Overview of the 1991 constitution The 1991 constitution, which contains elements of an earlier revolutionary ... as by the dramatic changes in the socialist world and the international balance of forces. The constitution ... more details
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distinguish Constitutional act disambiguation The Constitution Act is the name of several acts, notably The Act forming the original part of the Constitution of Australia Several Acts forming part of the Constitution of Canada , such as, The Constitution Act, 1867 formerly called the British North America Act, 1867 The Constitution Act, 1982 The Constitution Act British Columbia Some laws in or formerly in the Constitution of New Zealand New Zealand Constitution Act 1846 New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 Constitution Act 1986 Niue Constitution Act See also Constitution Disambig ... more details
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