Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam

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The Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam was the first constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, establishing its foundational political institutions and legal framework after independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
founding document
legal document
alsoKnownAs 1946 Constitution of Vietnam
Hiến pháp năm 1946
appliesToTerritory territory of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
contains articles
chapters
preamble
country Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
dateAdopted 1946-11-09
defines basic duties of citizens
basic rights of citizens
political system of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
powers of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
powers of the President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
role of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
structure of the state of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
draftedUnderLeader Ho Chi Minh
establishes Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
judicial system of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
office of the President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
followedBy Constitution of 1959 of Vietnam
guarantees civil rights
freedom of association
freedom of press
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
political rights
headOfGovernmentTitle Government
headOfStateTitle President
historicalContext early stage of the First Indochina War
post-independence period after the August Revolution of 1945
inForceFrom 1946
inForceUntil 1959
language Vietnamese
legalStatus supreme law of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
legalSystem socialist-oriented legal system in formation
legislativeBody National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
legislatureType unicameral legislature
locationOfAdoption Hanoi
politicalSystem republic
precededBy colonial legal system of French Indochina
purpose to establish foundational political institutions of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
to provide a legal framework after Vietnamese independence from France
replacedBy Constitution of 1959 of Vietnam
subjectOf Vietnamese constitutional law
linked to: Vietnamese law
yearAdopted 1946

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Vice President of Vietnam officeCreatedBy Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam
Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam predecessor 1946 Constitution of Vietnam
linked to: Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam
Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam alsoKnownAs 1946 Constitution of Vietnam
linked to: Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam
Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam alsoKnownAs Hiến pháp năm 1946
linked to: Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam