Revolutionary Congress

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Revolutionary Congress was the national legislative assembly of the First Philippine Republic convened in Malolos in 1898 to draft the country’s first constitution and formalize its independence from Spain.

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instanceOf historical organization
legislative body
unicameral legislature
alsoKnownAs Congreso Revolucionario
Malolos Congress
appliesToJurisdiction First Philippine Republic
convenedBy Emilio Aguinaldo
country First Philippine Republic
Philippines
dissolutionCause outbreak of the Philippine–American War
dissolved 1899
followedBy Philippine National Assembly (1907)
hasHistoricalPeriod late 19th century
hasJurisdictionOver territories claimed by the First Philippine Republic
hasLanguage Spanish
Tagalog
hasLegalDocument Malolos Constitution
hasMeetingEndDate November 1899
hasMeetingStartDate September 15, 1898
hasNotableMember Apolinario Mabini
Benito Legarda
Felipe Calderón y Roca
Pedro Paterno
Tomas del Rosario
hasNumberOfMembers about 85
hasPart lower house-style assembly of representatives
hasPurpose drafting a national constitution
establishing a republican form of government
formalizing independence from Spain
hasTypeOfGovernmentEstablished presidential republic
representative democracy
hasVotingSystem indirect representation from revolutionary provinces
inception 1898
legislatedIn Malolos Constitution
legislativeBodyFor First Philippine Republic
legislativeBranchOf First Philippine Republic
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bulacan
Luzon
Malolos
Philippines
locationOfFormation Malolos, Bulacan
linked to: Malolos
meetsIn Barasoain Church
partOf First Philippine Republic political system
Philippine Revolution
significantEvent drafting of the Malolos Constitution
formalization of Philippine independence from Spain
significantPlace Barasoain Church

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Malolos Congress alsoKnownAs Revolutionary Congress