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 Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam
surface form: 1946 Constitution of Vietnam

Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam
surface form: Hiến pháp năm 1946
appliesToTerritory territory of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
contains articles
chapters
preamble
country Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
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 North Vietnam
surface form: Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

National Assembly of North Vietnam
surface form: National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

judicial system of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Office of the President of Vietnam
surface form: office of the President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
followedBy 1959 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
surface form: 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 North Vietnam
surface form: 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 1959 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
surface form: Constitution of 1959 of Vietnam
subjectOf Vietnamese law
surface form: Vietnamese constitutional 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 Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam
this entity surface form: 1946 Constitution of Vietnam
Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam alsoKnownAs Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam
this entity surface form: 1946 Constitution of Vietnam
Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam alsoKnownAs Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam
this entity surface form: Hiến pháp năm 1946