Constitution of the Central African Republic

Central African Republic
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the Central African Republic
Constitution Human rights
Government President Faustin-Archange Touadéra Prime Minister Simplice Sarandji Council of Ministers
Parliament National Assembly President: Abdou Karim Meckassoua Senate President: TBD
Administrative divisions Prefectures Sub-prefectures
Elections Recent elections General: 2011 2015–16 Political parties
Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions
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The Constitution of the Central African Republic was approved by referendum on December 15 2015 and formally adopted on March 27 2016. Since its independance in 1960, the Central African Republic has used many constitutions, showing a great political instability with coups.

The constitutions used by the Central African Republic are:

• Constitution of November 26 1964 (First Republic) ;
• Constitutional Act of January 8 1966 ;
• Imperial Constitution of December 4 1976 (Central African Empire);
• Constitutional Act of September 21 1979 (Republic restored);
• Constitution of February 5 1981 (Second Republic);
• Constitutional Act of Septembre 1 1981 ;
• Constitutional Act of de 1985 ;
• Constitution of November 28 1986 (Third Republic) ;
• Constitution of January 14 1995 (Fourth Republic) ;
• Constitutional Act of du March 15 2003 ;
• Constitution of December 27 2004 (Fifth Republic) ;
• Constitutional Charter of January 18 2013 (transition) ;

External links

• Constitution of the Central African Republic(French)