1964 Constitution of Afghanistan

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The 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan was a landmark royal-era charter that established a constitutional monarchy, introduced a parliamentary system, and expanded civil rights, shaping Afghan governance until it was later replaced by subsequent constitutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
adoptedInYear 1964 ⓘ
adoptedUnderMonarch Mohammad Zahir Shah ⓘ
linked to: Mohammed Zahir Shah
aimedTo expand civil rights and political participation ⓘ
limit royal power by law ⓘ
modernize Afghan state ⓘ
allowedPoliticalParties yes ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1964 Afghan Constitution ⓘ
Constitution of 1964 ⓘ
Constitution of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1964) ⓘ
branchEstablished executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
cameIntoForceInDecade 1960s ⓘ
country Afghanistan ⓘ
draftedBy constitutional commission appointed by King Mohammad Zahir Shah ⓘ
effectiveUntilEvent 1973 Afghan coup d'état ⓘ
formOfGovernmentEstablished constitutional monarchy ⓘ
guaranteedRight equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of press ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
inviolability of domicile ⓘ
protection of property ⓘ
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of Afghanistan ⓘ
headOfState King of Afghanistan ⓘ
historicalEra Kingdom of Afghanistan ⓘ
influencedBy French constitutional model ⓘ
Western constitutional monarchies ⓘ
introducedSystem parliamentary system ⓘ
legalSystemBasis Islamic law ⓘ
statutory law ⓘ
legislatureName National Assembly of Afghanistan ⓘ
legislatureType bicameral legislature ⓘ
lowerHouseName Wolesi Jirga ⓘ
monarchTitle King of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Amir of Afghanistan
predecessor 1963 Interim constitutional arrangements of Afghanistan ⓘ
providedForOffice Cabinet of Ministers ⓘ
National Assembly of Afghanistan ⓘ
Prime Minister of Afghanistan ⓘ
Supreme Court of Afghanistan ⓘ
religionDeclared Islam ⓘ
religionStatus state religion ⓘ
successor 1976 Constitution of Afghanistan ⓘ
suffrageType universal adult male suffrage ⓘ
suspendedInYear 1973 ⓘ
upperHouseName Meshrano Jirga ⓘ
womenPoliticalParticipation permitted to vote and stand for office in practice ⓘ

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2004 Constitution of Afghanistan → superseded → 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan ⓘ
1964 Constitution of Afghanistan → alsoKnownAs → 1964 Afghan Constitution ⓘ
linked to: 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan
1964 Constitution of Afghanistan → alsoKnownAs → Constitution of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1964) ⓘ
linked to: 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan