Constitution of 4 October 1958

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The Constitution of 4 October 1958 is the fundamental law that established France’s Fifth Republic and defined its semi-presidential system of government.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of 4 October 1958 canonical	5
French Constitution of 1958	4
French 1958 Constitution	2
Constitution française de 1958	1
Constitutional Law of 3 June 1958	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1511711 — 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: Constitution of 4 October 1958
Context triple: [French Fifth Republic, foundingLegalInstrument, Constitution of 4 October 1958]

A. Constitution of 1976
The Constitution of 1976 is Portugal’s post-revolution democratic charter that redefined the country’s political system, civil liberties, and institutional framework after the Carnation Revolution.
B. French 1946 Constitution
The French 1946 Constitution was the post–World War II founding charter of the Fourth Republic, establishing a parliamentary system and reaffirming France as a secular, democratic, and social republic.
C. Constitution of 17 May 1814
The Constitution of 17 May 1814 is Norway’s foundational law, adopted at Eidsvoll to establish the country as an independent constitutional monarchy with a system of separation of powers and popular sovereignty.
D. Constitution of 1933
The Constitution of 1933 was the fundamental law that established and governed Portugal’s Estado Novo authoritarian regime under António de Oliveira Salazar.
E. Constitution of 1827 (Troezen)
The Constitution of 1827 (Troezen) was an early Greek constitutional charter adopted during the Greek War of Independence that sought to establish a centralized, modern state and define the political framework of the nascent Greek nation.
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: Constitution of 4 October 1958
Target entity description: The Constitution of 4 October 1958 is the fundamental law that established France’s Fifth Republic and defined its semi-presidential system of government.

A. Constitution of 1976
The Constitution of 1976 is Portugal’s post-revolution democratic charter that redefined the country’s political system, civil liberties, and institutional framework after the Carnation Revolution.
B. French 1946 Constitution
The French 1946 Constitution was the post–World War II founding charter of the Fourth Republic, establishing a parliamentary system and reaffirming France as a secular, democratic, and social republic.
C. Constitution of 17 May 1814
The Constitution of 17 May 1814 is Norway’s foundational law, adopted at Eidsvoll to establish the country as an independent constitutional monarchy with a system of separation of powers and popular sovereignty.
D. Constitution of 1933
The Constitution of 1933 was the fundamental law that established and governed Portugal’s Estado Novo authoritarian regime under António de Oliveira Salazar.
E. Constitution of 1827 (Troezen)
The Constitution of 1827 (Troezen) was an early Greek constitutional charter adopted during the Greek War of Independence that sought to establish a centralized, modern state and define the political framework of the nascent Greek nation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fundamental law ⓘ national constitution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ French Constitution of 1958 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of 4 October 1958
amendedBy	constitutional revision of 1962 ⓘ constitutional revision of 2000 ⓘ constitutional revision of 2008 ⓘ
approvedBy	French referendum of 28 September 1958 ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	1958-10-04 ⓘ
contains	Preamble ⓘ Title I: On Sovereignty ⓘ Title II: The President of the Republic ⓘ Title III: The Government ⓘ Title IV: Parliament ⓘ Title IX: The High Court ⓘ Title V: Relations between Parliament and the Government ⓘ Title VI: Treaties and International Agreements ⓘ Title VII: The Constitutional Council ⓘ Title VIII: Judicial Authority ⓘ Title X: Criminal liability of the Government ⓘ Title XI: The Economic, Social and Environmental Council ⓘ Title XII: Territorial Communities ⓘ Title XIII: Transitional Provisions ⓘ Title XIV: French Community (originally) ⓘ Title XV: The European Union ⓘ Title XVI: Amendment of the Constitution ⓘ Title XVII: Overseas Territories (as amended) ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
dateAdopted	1958-10-04 ⓘ
definesGovernmentSystem	semi-presidential system ⓘ
definesRoleOf	Constitutional Council of France ⓘ Council of Ministers of France ⓘ Council of State of France ⓘ Government of France ⓘ National Assembly of France ⓘ Parliament of France ⓘ President of the French Republic ⓘ Prime Minister of France ⓘ Senate of France ⓘ
draftedUnderLeadershipOf	Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
established	Fifth French Republic ⓘ linked to: French Fifth Republic
establishesPrincipleOf	direct election of the President (after 1962 revision) ⓘ parliamentary responsibility of the Government ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
jurisdiction	French overseas territories ⓘ metropolitan France ⓘ linked to: Metropolitan France
language	French ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law ⓘ
preambleRefersTo	Charter for the Environment of 2004 ⓘ Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 ⓘ linked to: French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Preamble of the Constitution of 27 October 1946 ⓘ
precededBy	Fourth French Republic constitution ⓘ
principalDrafter	Michel Debré ⓘ
replaced	Constitution of 27 October 1946 ⓘ linked to: French 1946 Constitution

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