1959 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

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The 1959 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was the socialist-oriented fundamental law that restructured North Vietnam’s political and economic system during the early decades of communist rule and remained in force until national reunification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
fundamental law
adoptedBy National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs 1959 Constitution of North Vietnam NERFINISHED
Hiến pháp năm 1959 NERFINISHED
country Democratic Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
definesLeadingForce Communist Party of Vietnam NERFINISHED
working class
definesRoleOf Peasants
Workers
Working intelligentsia
economicSystem collective ownership
public ownership of the means of production
socialist planned economy
state sector as leading sector
governmentBodyDefined Council of Government NERFINISHED
National Assembly Standing Committee NERFINISHED
People’s Courts NERFINISHED
People’s Procuracy NERFINISHED
guarantees equality of men and women
freedom of assembly
freedom of association
freedom of press
freedom of religious belief
freedom of speech
right to education
right to rest
right to social insurance
right to work
universal suffrage for citizens
headOfGovernmentDefined Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
headOfStateDefined President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
ideology Marxism–Leninism
socialism
imposesDuty defend the Fatherland
labor duty
observe the Constitution and laws
inForceUntil national reunification of Vietnam in 1976
inspiredBy Soviet-style socialist constitutions
language Vietnamese
legalSystem socialist legal system
legislature National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
politicalSystem people’s democratic dictatorship
socialist-oriented political system
predecessor 1946 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
purpose restructure economic system along socialist lines
restructure political system along socialist lines
recognizes cooperative economy
limited private economic activity under state control
state ownership of land
successor 1980 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
territorialScope North Vietnam NERFINISHED

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Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam predecessor 1959 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
National Assembly of North Vietnam governingDocumentContext 1959 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam followedBy 1959 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: Constitution of 1959 of Vietnam
Constitution of 1946 of Vietnam replacedBy 1959 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
this entity surface form: Constitution of 1959 of Vietnam