Constitution of Burma (1947)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy 24 September 1947
gptkbp:category 1947 in law
Defunct constitutions
1947 in Burma
Legal history of Myanmar
gptkbp:chapter 13
gptkbp:country gptkb:Myanmar
Burma
gptkbp:draftedBy Constituent Assembly of Burma
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 4 January 1948
gptkbp:governmentType parliamentary republic
gptkbp:headOfState gptkb:President_of_Burma
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First constitution of independent Burma
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution of Burma (1947)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1935
gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:language Burmese
English
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Union_Parliament
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 224
gptkbp:providesFor gptkb:legislative_body
fundamental rights
independent judiciary
autonomous states for ethnic minorities
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Military_coup_of_1962
2 March 1962
gptkbp:replacedBy Constitution of Burma (1974)
gptkbp:significantEvent Independence of Burma
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Formation_of_Union_of_Burma_(1948)
gptkb:Constitution_of_Myanmar_(1974)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7