The Constitution of the United Arab Republic or the Constitution of 1964 was the provisional
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 1964 to 1971. It replaced the
Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Republic The Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Republic or the Constitution of 1958 was the constitution for the short-lived political union between Egypt and Syria known as the United Arab Republic (UAR). This 74-article provisional constitution ...
of 1958 following the dissolution of the union of Egypt and Syria 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 ...
. It was in turn replaced by the
Constitution of 1971.
President
Gamal Abdel Nasser had intended the constitution, which replaced a presidential Constitutional Proclamation of 27 September 1962, to be a "final constitution", but the result ended up being only an "interim document".
[Harvey Henry Smith. ]
Area Handbook for the United Arab Republic (Egypt).
' U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970. p. 196–97. On 23 March 1964, Nasser published a draft of the constitution and the recently elected new National Assembly approved the document on 25 March.
The text was called the Constitution of the United Arab Republic although it only applied to Egypt.
After the death of Nasser, the Constitution of 1964 was superseded by the permanent
Constitution of 1971 adopted under President
Anwar Sadat
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat, (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 ...
on 11 September 1971.
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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 The Constitution of 1879 was an abortive attempt by the prime minister to promulgate a constitution for Egypt in 1879.Antoni Abat i Ninet and Mark Tushnet. ''The Arab Spring: An Essay on Revolution and Constitutionalism.'' Edward Elgar Publishing, 2 ...
(abortive)
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Egyptian Fundamental Ordinance of 1882
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Egyptian Constitution of 1923
The Constitution of 1923 was a constitution of Egypt from 1923–1952.Harvey Henry Smith. Area Handbook for the United Arab Republic (Egypt).' U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970. p. 192. It was replaced by the Constitution of 1930 for a 5-yea ...
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Egyptian Constitution of 1930 The Constitution of 1930 was the constitution of Egypt from October 1930 to December 1935.Harvey Henry Smith. Area Handbook for the United Arab Republic (Egypt).' U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970. p. 192. It replaced the Constitution of 1923 u ...
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Egyptian Constitution of 1956 The Constitution of 1956 was the constitution of Egypt 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 ...
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Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Republic The Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Republic or the Constitution of 1958 was the constitution for the short-lived political union between Egypt and Syria known as the United Arab Republic (UAR). This 74-article provisional constitution ...
of 1958
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Egyptian Constitution of 1971
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Egyptian Constitutional Declaration of 2011
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 ...
(provisional)
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Egyptian Constitution of 2012
The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt was the former fundamental law of Egypt. It was signed into law by President Mohamed Morsi on 26 December 2012, after it was approved by the Constituent Assembly on 30 November 2012 and passed in ...
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Egyptian Constitution of 2014
The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the fundamental law of Egypt.
The Egyptian Constitution of 2014 was passed in a referendum in January 2014. The constitution took effect after the results were announced on 18 January 2014. A ...
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
Constitution of 1963
Constitution of 1963
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