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 Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
When ...
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 Mediter ...
from 1956 to 1958. It promulgated on 19 January 1956 was implemented by referendum on 23 June, with
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, . (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-re ...
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, the 1956 Constitution was superseded by the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 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 ...
.
[Harvey Henry Smith. ]
Area Handbook for the United Arab Republic (Egypt).
' U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970. p. 194.
References
See also
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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 ...
*
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)
*
Egyptian Fundamental Ordinance of 1882
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
*
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
*
Egyptian Constitution of 1964 The Constitution of the United Arab Republic or the Constitution of 1964 was the provisional constitution of Egypt from 1964 to 1971. It replaced the Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Republic of 1958 following the dissolution of the unio ...
("Constitution of the United Arab Republic", provisional)
*
Egyptian Constitution of 1971
The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt was the former constitution of Egypt. It was adopted on 11 September 1971 through a public referendum. It was later amended in 1980, 2005, and 2007. It was proclaimed to update the democratic repr ...
*
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 a ...
(provisional)
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
Constitution of 1956
Constitution of 1956
Defunct constitutions
1956 documents
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