The Constitution of 1956 was the
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 princ ...
of
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
from 1956 to 1958. It promulgated on 19 January 1956 was implemented by referendum on 23 June, with
Gamal Abdel Nasser being elected president simultaneously.
[Harvey Henry Smith. ]
Area Handbook for the United Arab Republic (Egypt).
' U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970. p. 193. It replaced a 1953 provisional constitution which in turn had replaced the
Constitution of 1923 following the
revolution of 1952.
With the 1958 political union of Egypt and the
Syrian Republic as the
United Arab Republic
The United Arab Republic (UAR; ar, الجمهورية العربية المتحدة, al-Jumhūrīyah al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah) was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 until 1971. It was initially a political union between Eg ...
, the 1956 Constitution was superseded by the
Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Republic.
[Harvey Henry Smith. ]
Area Handbook for the United Arab Republic (Egypt).
' U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970. p. 194.
References
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History of the Egyptian Constitution
The Constitution of Egypt has passed over a long period of evolution from the liberal constitution of 1923 to the contemporary constitution.
Ancient Egypt
Egypt is known for having one of the earliest administrative and legislative codes in his ...
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Egyptian Constitution of 1879 (abortive)
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Egyptian Fundamental Ordinance of 1882
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Egyptian Constitution of 1923
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Egyptian Constitution of 1930
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Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Republic of 1958
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Egyptian Constitution of 1964 ("Constitution of the United Arab Republic", provisional)
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Egyptian Constitution of 1971
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Egyptian Constitutional Declaration of 2011 (provisional)
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Egyptian Constitution of 2012
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Egyptian Constitution of 2014
1956
Constitution of 1956
Constitution of 1956
Defunct constitutions
1956 documents
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