A provisional constitution, interim constitution or transitional constitution is a
constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
When these princi ...
intended to serve during a transitional period until a permanent constitution is adopted. The following countries currently have,had in the past,such a constitution.
Currently in force
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Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee:
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Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (since 31 August 1974)
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Libya —
Libyan interim Constitutional Declaration (since 3 August 2011)
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Somalia —
Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia (since 1 August 2012)
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South Sudan —
Transitional Constitution of South Sudan (since 9 July 2011)
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Sudan —
Constitutional Charter of Sudan (since 4 August 2019)
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Rojava -
Constitution of Rojava
The Constitution of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, officially titled Charter of the Social Contract, is the provisional constitution of the self-proclaimed autonomous region known as the Autonomous Administration of North ...
(since 29 January 2014)
In the past
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Republic of China —
Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China (from 11 March 1912 to 1 June 1931)
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Czechoslovakia —
Provisional Constitution A provisional constitution, interim constitution or transitional constitution is a constitution intended to serve during a transitional period until a permanent constitution is adopted. The following countries currently have,had in the past,such a c ...
(from 13 November 1918 to 6 March 1920)
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Egypt —
2011 Provisional Constitution of Egypt
The Constitutional Declaration of 2011 (also known as the Provisional Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt) was a measure adopted by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt on 30 March 2011. The declaration was intended to serve a ...
(from 30 March 2011 to 26 December 2012)
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Indonesia —
Provisional Constitution of 1950
The Provisional Constitution of 1950 ( id, Undang-Undang Dasar Sementara Republik Indonesia 1950, ''UUDS 1950'') replaced the Federal Constitution of 1949 when Indonesia unilaterally withdrew from the union with the Netherlands agreed at the ...
(from 17 August 1950 to 5 July 1959)
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Iraq —
(from 28 June 2004 to 15 October 2005)
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Ireland —
Dáil Constitution
The Constitution of Dáil Éireann ( ga, Bunreacht Dála Éireann), more commonly known as the Dáil Constitution, was the constitution of the 1919–22 Irish Republic. It was adopted by the First Dáil at its first meeting on 21 January 1919 and ...
(from 21 January 1919 to 6 December 1922)
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Nepal —
Interim Constitution of Nepal (from 2007- 20 September 2015)
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Islamic Republic of Pakistan -
Government of India Act 1935 (August 1947 to March 11)
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Philippines —
1986 Freedom Constitution
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
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(from 1986 to 1987)
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South Africa —
Interim Constitution of South Africa
The Interim Constitution was the fundamental law of South Africa from the first non-racial general election on 27 April 1994 until it was superseded by the final constitution on 4 February 1997. As a transitional constitution it required th ...
(from 27 April 1994 to 4 February 1997)
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Tanzania —
Interim Constitution of Tanzania (from 1964 to 1977)
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Thailand —
2006 Interim Constitution of Thailand The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), Buddhist Era 2549 (2006) ( th, รัฐธรรมนูญแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย (ฉบับชั่วคราว) พุทธศักราช 2549; ) ...
(from 1 October 2006 to 19 August 2007)
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United States —
Provisional Constitution (John Brown) - Constitution for a new state
John Brown (abolitionist)
John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist leader. First reaching national prominence for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, he was eventually captured and executed for a failed incitement o ...
hoped escaped slaves would create, 1859. Never in effect.
* United States —
Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States of America (from 8 February 1861 to 22 February 1862)
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