The Argentine Constitutional Reforms of 1949 were approved during
Juan Domingo Perón
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...
's government.
This new constitution was a major revision of the
Constitution of Argentina
The Constitution of the Argentine Nation ( es, Constitución de la Nación Argentina) is the basic governing document of Argentina, and the primary source of existing law in Argentina. Its first version was written in 1853 by a constitutional ...
. Its goal was to modernize and adapt the text to the twentieth century's concepts of democracy, with a bill of social rights, including better working conditions for the working class, right to education, etc. It also allowed for the indefinite reelection of the president.
It was suppressed by the military and civilian uprising known as
Revolución Libertadora.
Constitutionalists
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Arturo Sampay, considered the "father of the Constitution of 1949"
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Domingo Mercante
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José Espejo
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Ítalo Luder
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Pablo A. Ramella
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Eduardo Colom
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Moisés Lebensohn Moises or Moisés is a male name common among people of Iberian origin. It is the Spanish, Portuguese and Tagalog equivalent of the name Moses.
;Places
* Doctor Moisés Bertoni, a village in the Caazapá department of Paraguay
* Moises Padilla ...
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A. Aráoz de Lamadrid
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Alfredo D. Calcagno
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R. Lascano
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References
External links
SABSAY, Daniel; Constitución y poder, 2004English translation of the amended 1949 Constitution (as appearing in ''British and Foreign State Papers'', vol. 155, part 3
Constitutions of Argentina
History of Argentina (1943–1955)
1949 in Argentina
1949 in law
1949 documents
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