Republican Constitution of 1972
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The Republican Constitution of 1972 was the fundamental law that transformed Ceylon into the Republic of Sri Lanka, redefining its political system and severing its remaining constitutional ties to the British monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Republican Constitution of 1972 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8327479 — 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: Republican Constitution of 1972 Context triple: [Government of Ceylon, significantEvent, Republican Constitution of 1972]
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A.
Republican Constitution of 1971
The Republican Constitution of 1971 is the fundamental legal document that transformed Sierra Leone into a republic and established the framework for its presidential system of government.
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B.
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.
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C.
Constitution of 1952
The Constitution of 1952 was the socialist-era fundamental law of the Polish People’s Republic, modeled on the Soviet constitution and defining the state’s political and economic system under communist rule.
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D.
Provisional Constitution of 1950
The Provisional Constitution of 1950 was Indonesia’s interim basic law that governed the country during its early post-independence parliamentary democracy period until the original 1945 Constitution was restored.
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E.
1951 Constitution
The 1951 Constitution was a landmark constitutional framework that introduced a greater degree of self-government and African participation in the administration of the British Gold Coast, paving the way toward Ghana’s eventual independence.
- 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: Republican Constitution of 1972 Target entity description: The Republican Constitution of 1972 was the fundamental law that transformed Ceylon into the Republic of Sri Lanka, redefining its political system and severing its remaining constitutional ties to the British monarchy.
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A.
Republican Constitution of 1971
The Republican Constitution of 1971 is the fundamental legal document that transformed Sierra Leone into a republic and established the framework for its presidential system of government.
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B.
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.
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C.
Constitution of 1952
The Constitution of 1952 was the socialist-era fundamental law of the Polish People’s Republic, modeled on the Soviet constitution and defining the state’s political and economic system under communist rule.
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D.
Provisional Constitution of 1950
The Provisional Constitution of 1950 was Indonesia’s interim basic law that governed the country during its early post-independence parliamentary democracy period until the original 1945 Constitution was restored.
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E.
1951 Constitution
The 1951 Constitution was a landmark constitutional framework that introduced a greater degree of self-government and African participation in the administration of the British Gold Coast, paving the way toward Ghana’s eventual independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ |
| abolished | appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Constituent Assembly of Ceylon ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceIn | 1972 ⓘ |
| constitutionalHistoryStage | first republican constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| created | Constitutional Court of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| definedState | unitary ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1972 ⓘ |
| executiveStructure | largely parliamentary ⓘ |
| formerCountryName |
Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
|
| formOfGovernment | parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| headOfStateBecame | President of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| included | fundamental rights chapter ⓘ |
| judiciaryStatus | subordinate to National State Assembly ⓘ |
| languagePolicy | Sinhala as official language ⓘ |
| legalSystem | unitary state ⓘ |
| legislature |
unicameral National State Assembly
ⓘ
linked to:
National State Assembly
|
| officialStateName |
Republic of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
|
| politicalSystem | republic ⓘ |
| previousHeadOfState | British monarch ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Sri Lankan government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Sri Lanka
|
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| replaced | Soulbury Constitution ⓘ |
| severedConstitutionalTiesWith | British monarchy ⓘ |
| sovereigntyVestedIn |
People of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lankan
|
| statusOfBuddhism | foremost place ⓘ |
| successorConstitution |
Constitution of Sri Lanka of 1978
ⓘ
linked to:
1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
|
| transformed |
Ceylon into the Republic of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
Dominion of Ceylon
|
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Input
Subject: Republican Constitution of 1972 Description of subject: The Republican Constitution of 1972 was the fundamental law that transformed Ceylon into the Republic of Sri Lanka, redefining its political system and severing its remaining constitutional ties to the British monarchy.
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