1946 Burns Constitution
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The 1946 Burns Constitution was a colonial-era constitutional framework that expanded African representation and introduced limited self-governance in Britain’s Gold Coast, paving the way toward eventual independence as Ghana.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1946 Burns Constitution canonical | 2 |
| Burns Constitution | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gold Coast constitution
ⓘ
colonial constitution ⓘ constitutional framework ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Constitution of Ghana
ⓘ
surface form:
1946 Gold Coast Constitution
1946 Burns Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Burns Constitution
|
| appliesToSuccessorState | Ghana ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Gold Coast ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| contributedTo | constitutional evolution toward Ghanaian independence ⓘ |
| country | Gold Coast ⓘ |
| endTime | 1951 ⓘ |
| feature |
expanded African representation in the Legislative Council
ⓘ
increased number of unofficial African members ⓘ introduced elements of internal self-government ⓘ introduced limited self-governance ⓘ provided for African participation in policy-making ⓘ reduced dominance of official (colonial) members ⓘ |
| goal |
to accommodate growing African political demands
ⓘ
to reform colonial administration in the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
late British colonial rule in West Africa
ⓘ
pre-independence constitutional development of Ghana ⓘ |
| influenced | 1951 Gold Coast Constitution ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Governor Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | colonial ordinance ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyCreated | Legislative Council of the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyReformed | Legislative Council of the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns ⓘ |
| partOf |
constitutional history of Ghana
ⓘ
constitutional history of the British Empire ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
paved the way for later constitutional reforms leading to independence
ⓘ
step toward responsible government in the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| precededBy | Guggisberg Constitution ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy | 1951 Gold Coast Constitution ⓘ |
| startTime | 1946 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
scholarship on Ghanaian constitutional development
ⓘ
studies on decolonization in Africa ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Burns Constitution