National Constituent Assembly of 1991

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The National Constituent Assembly of 1991 was a special representative body in Colombia convened to overhaul the country’s political and legal framework, resulting in the modern Colombian constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent assembly
legislative body
special representative body
appliesTo all Colombian citizens
approved Constitution of Colombia
surface form: Constitution of Colombia of 1991
composition elected delegates
representatives of demobilized guerrilla groups
representatives of political parties
representatives of social movements
convenedBy Government of Colombia
César Gaviria
surface form: President César Gaviria
country Colombia
endTime 1991
followedBy implementation of the 1991 Constitution
hasEffectOn Colombian legal system
Colombian political system
human rights protection in Colombia
territorial organization of Colombia
hasJurisdiction Colombia
surface form: Republic of Colombia
languageOfWork Spanish
legalBasis popular mandate for constitutional reform
locatedIn Bogotá
Capitolio Nacional
mainGoal decentralize political power
expand human rights protections
increase citizen participation
modernize Colombian state institutions
overhaul Colombia’s legal framework
overhaul Colombia’s political framework
strengthen democracy in Colombia
partOf constitutional history of Colombia
precededBy drug-related violence in Colombia
political crisis in Colombia in the 1980s
student and civic movements demanding constitutional reform
replaced Constitution of Colombia
surface form: Constitution of Colombia of 1886
resultedIn Constitution of Colombia
surface form: Political Constitution of Colombia of 1991
significance marked the transition to the modern Colombian constitutional order
significantOutcome creation of the Constitutional Court of Colombia
expansion of political participation mechanisms
introduction of new guarantees for human rights
recognition of Colombia as a multiethnic and multicultural nation
recognition of Colombia as a social state under the rule of law
reform of the structure of Congress of Colombia
strengthening of decentralization and local autonomy
strengthening of the tutela action for protection of fundamental rights
startTime 1991
timePeriod late 20th century

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Constitution of Colombia draftedBy National Constituent Assembly of 1991
Fiscalía General de la Nación createdBy National Constituent Assembly of 1991
this entity surface form: Asamblea Nacional Constituyente de 1991