Constituent Assembly of Uganda
E751905
The Constituent Assembly of Uganda was a representative body convened in the early 1990s to debate, draft, and enact the country’s current national constitution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constituent Assembly of Uganda canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constituent assembly
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ |
| adoptedDocument | Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnDraftPreparedBy | Uganda Constitutional Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | James Wapakhabulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticleAddressed |
Article 1 – sovereignty of the people
ⓘ
Article 105 – tenure of office of the President ⓘ Article 29 – protection of freedom of conscience, expression, movement, religion, assembly and association ⓘ Article 78 – composition of Parliament ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Government of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenedUnder | National Resistance Movement government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | promulgation of the 1995 Constitution ⓘ |
| endDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| governsDocument | Constitution of Uganda (1995) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuring | Yoweri Kaguta Museveni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-1986 political transition under the National Resistance Movement ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | established the constitutional framework for Uganda’s contemporary political system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| leader | James Wapakhabulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Constituent Assembly Hall, Kampala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Conference Centre, Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | approximately 284 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Uganda Constitutional Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product | 1995 Constitution of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to debate the draft constitution of Uganda
ⓘ
to enact a new constitution for Uganda ⓘ to provide a representative forum for constitutional deliberation ⓘ |
| represents |
districts of Uganda
ⓘ
persons with disabilities ⓘ women ⓘ workers ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
appointed members
ⓘ
partly elected members ⓘ special interest group representatives ⓘ |
| startDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1994–1995 ⓘ |
| topicOfDebate |
human rights provisions in Uganda
ⓘ
land tenure in Uganda ⓘ role of political parties in Uganda ⓘ system of government in Uganda ⓘ term limits for the president of Uganda ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | temporary body ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.