Republican Constitution of 1972
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The Republican Constitution of 1972 was the fundamental law that transformed Ceylon into the Republic of Sri Lanka, redefining its political system and severing its remaining constitutional ties to the British monarchy.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ |
| abolished | appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Constituent Assembly of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceIn | 1972 ⓘ |
| constitutionalHistoryStage | first republican constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| created | Constitutional Court of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedState | unitary ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1972 ⓘ |
| executiveStructure | largely parliamentary ⓘ |
| formerCountryName | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formOfGovernment | parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| headOfStateBecame | President of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| included | fundamental rights chapter ⓘ |
| judiciaryStatus | subordinate to National State Assembly ⓘ |
| languagePolicy | Sinhala as official language ⓘ |
| legalSystem | unitary state ⓘ |
| legislature | unicameral National State Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialStateName | Republic of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | republic ⓘ |
| previousHeadOfState | British monarch ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Sri Lankan government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| replaced | Soulbury Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| severedConstitutionalTiesWith | British monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereigntyVestedIn | People of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusOfBuddhism | foremost place ⓘ |
| successorConstitution | Constitution of Sri Lanka of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transformed | Ceylon into the Republic of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.