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A British Order-in-Council enacted Nigeria's first constitution as a sovereign state. It came into force upon the country's independence on 1 October 1960. Under this constitution, Nigeria retained Queen Elizabeth II as titular head of state, Queen of Nigeria. Nnamdi Azikiwe represented the queen as Governor-General. [13]
Independence constitution is the name commonly given by African political scientists to originating constitutions (many of which are extant) of former British colonies, primarily in Africa, which gained their independence approximately 1960-1990.
These constitutional developments saw the country attaining self-rule in some quarters in 1957 and total independence on 1 October 1960. Although Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960, the nation retained the British monarch, Elizabeth II, as titular head of state until the adoption of a new constitution in 1963 ...
By that time, the plan to build McCoy Park directly across U.S. 24 from the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum were already in motion, according to a letter written in 1960 by then ...
June 1776, Preamble to the United States Declaration of Independence, July 1776 Chapter 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution: 1776 United States: Pennsylvania: July 1776 [21] Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: 1789 France: Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution: 1791 United States: Completed in 1789, ratified in 1791
In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political ...
It was clear that although this was named the Independence Constitution, the British still had a high level of control over their former colony. [5] Additionally, while the interests of the KANU and KADU can be seen throughout the Independence Constitution, the concerns of minority tribes and people throughout Kenya were rarely considered.
The Guarantee Clause of Article 4 of the Constitution states that "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government." These two provisions indicate states did not surrender their wide latitude to adopt a constitution, the fundamental documents of state law, when the U.S. Constitution was adopted.