Federal Assembly of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

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The Federal Assembly of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was the central legislative body of the short-lived federation uniting Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
constitutionalSystem Westminster-style parliamentary system ⓘ
country Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
Northern Rhodesia ⓘ
Nyasaland ⓘ
Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
linked to: Rhodesia
dissolved 1963 ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
governmentForm parliamentary democracy (restricted franchise) ⓘ
hasComponent House of Assembly of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
Senate of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
linked to: Senate of Rhodesia
hasHistoricalRole central parliament for Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver defence ⓘ
external affairs ⓘ
federal finance ⓘ
federal matters ⓘ
immigration policy ⓘ
inter-territorial transport ⓘ
historicalPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
inception 1953 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legislatedFor Northern Rhodesia ⓘ
Nyasaland ⓘ
Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
linked to: Rhodesia
legislativeBranchOf Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
legislativeProcess bicameral ⓘ
locatedIn Salisbury ⓘ
locatedInFormerColonyOf British Empire ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Harare ⓘ
locatedInPresentDayCountry Zimbabwe ⓘ
meetsIn Salisbury ⓘ
partOf federal government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
reasonForDissolution dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
region Central Africa ⓘ
relevantToPresentDayCountry Malawi ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
replacedBy Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia ⓘ
Legislative Council of Nyasaland ⓘ
shortDescription central legislative body of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
significantEvent first federal elections in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
subordinateTo Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
typeOfLegislature federal legislature ⓘ
votingSystem restricted, racially biased franchise ⓘ

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Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland → canDissolve → Federal Assembly of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
Federal Assembly of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland → alsoKnownAs → Parliament of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
subject linked to: Federal Assembly
linked to: Federal Assembly of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland → definedPoliticalStructure → federal government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
linked to: Federal Assembly of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland → createdBody → Federal Assembly of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ