Constituent Assembly of Uganda

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constituent assembly legislative body

The Constituent Assembly of Uganda was a representative body convened in the early 1990s to debate, draft, and enact the country’s current national constitution.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Uganda Constitutional Commission	2
Constituent Assembly of Uganda canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8586126 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constituent Assembly of Uganda
Context triple: [Constitution of Uganda, adoptedBy, Constituent Assembly of Uganda]

A. Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the interests of Ugandan citizens.
B. State House of Uganda
The State House of Uganda is the official residence and office of the President of Uganda, serving as the central seat of the country's executive authority.
C. Electoral Commission of Uganda
The Electoral Commission of Uganda is the national independent body responsible for organizing, managing, and supervising elections and referenda in Uganda.
D. Cabinet of Uganda
The Cabinet of Uganda is the central decision-making body of the country's executive branch, composed of the president, vice president, and appointed ministers who oversee government policy and administration.
E. Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda
The Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda is the highest legislative and decision-making body of the Anglican Church in Uganda, comprising clergy and lay representatives who set church policy, doctrine, and governance.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constituent Assembly of Uganda
Target entity description: The Constituent Assembly of Uganda was a representative body convened in the early 1990s to debate, draft, and enact the country’s current national constitution.

A. Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the interests of Ugandan citizens.
B. State House of Uganda
The State House of Uganda is the official residence and office of the President of Uganda, serving as the central seat of the country's executive authority.
C. Electoral Commission of Uganda
The Electoral Commission of Uganda is the national independent body responsible for organizing, managing, and supervising elections and referenda in Uganda.
D. Cabinet of Uganda
The Cabinet of Uganda is the central decision-making body of the country's executive branch, composed of the president, vice president, and appointed ministers who oversee government policy and administration.
E. Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda
The Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda is the highest legislative and decision-making body of the Anglican Church in Uganda, comprising clergy and lay representatives who set church policy, doctrine, and governance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constituent assembly ⓘ legislative body ⓘ
adoptedDocument	Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uganda
basedOnDraftPreparedBy	Uganda Constitutional Commission ⓘ linked to: Constituent Assembly of Uganda
chairperson	James Wapakhabulo ⓘ
constitutionalArticleAddressed	Article 1 – sovereignty of the people ⓘ Article 105 – tenure of office of the President ⓘ Article 29 – protection of freedom of conscience, expression, movement, religion, assembly and association ⓘ Article 78 – composition of Parliament ⓘ
convenedBy	Government of Uganda ⓘ
convenedUnder	National Resistance Movement government ⓘ linked to: National Resistance Movement
country	Uganda ⓘ
dissolvedAfter	promulgation of the 1995 Constitution ⓘ
endDate	1995 ⓘ
governsDocument	Constitution of Uganda (1995) ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uganda
headOfStateDuring	Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ⓘ linked to: Yoweri Museveni
historicalContext	post-1986 political transition under the National Resistance Movement ⓘ
historicalSignificance	established the constitutional framework for Uganda’s contemporary political system ⓘ
jurisdiction	Uganda ⓘ
languageOfRecord	English ⓘ
leader	James Wapakhabulo ⓘ
legalOutcome	Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uganda
locatedIn	Kampala ⓘ
meetsIn	Constituent Assembly Hall, Kampala ⓘ linked to: Parliamentary Building, Kampala International Conference Centre, Kampala ⓘ
numberOfMembers	approximately 284 ⓘ
precededBy	Uganda Constitutional Commission ⓘ linked to: Constituent Assembly of Uganda
product	1995 Constitution of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uganda
purpose	to debate the draft constitution of Uganda ⓘ to enact a new constitution for Uganda ⓘ to provide a representative forum for constitutional deliberation ⓘ
represents	districts of Uganda ⓘ persons with disabilities ⓘ women ⓘ workers ⓘ youth ⓘ
selectionMethod	appointed members ⓘ partly elected members ⓘ special interest group representatives ⓘ
startDate	1994 ⓘ
timePeriod	1994–1995 ⓘ
topicOfDebate	human rights provisions in Uganda ⓘ land tenure in Uganda ⓘ role of political parties in Uganda ⓘ system of government in Uganda ⓘ term limits for the president of Uganda ⓘ
typeOfBody	temporary body ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of Uganda → adoptedBy → Constituent Assembly of Uganda ⓘ

Constituent Assembly of Uganda → precededBy → Uganda Constitutional Commission ⓘ

linked to: Constituent Assembly of Uganda

Constituent Assembly of Uganda → basedOnDraftPreparedBy → Uganda Constitutional Commission ⓘ