The Constitution of the Central African Republic was approved by

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on December 15, 2015 and formally adopted on March 27, 2016. Since its independence in 1960, the

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has used many constitutions, showing a great political instability with coups. The constitutions used by the Central African Republic are: * Constitution of November 26, 1964 (First Republic); * Constitutional Act of January 8, 1966; * Imperial Constitution of December 4, 1976 (

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); * Constitutional Act of September 21, 1979 (Republic restored); * Constitution of February 5, 1981 (Second Republic); * Constitutional Act of September 1, 1981; * Constitutional Act of 1985; * Constitution of November 28, 1986 (Third Republic); * Constitution of January 14, 1995 (Fourth Republic); * Constitutional Act of March 15, 2003; * Constitution of December 27, 2004 (Fifth Republic); * Constitutional Charter of January 18, 2013 (transition).

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Constitution of the Central African Republic
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Politics of the Central African Republic