Congo democratic republic of thes constitution of 2005. There have also been strains regarding the presence of nearly. The republic of the congo is a sovereign state, indivisible, secular, social and democratic. A referendum held in the spring of 1992 approved a new constitution which laid the groundwork for the establishment of multiparty electoral politics in. In the ceremony, also attended by the former warlords who currently sit in dr congos powersharing government, the new flag was put up. Number one constitution road shiraz robertson winery.
Amended through 2011 preamble we, the congolese people, united by destiny and history encompassing the noble ideas of liberty, of fraternity, of solidarity, of justice, of peace and. The constitution of the democratic republic of the congo, 2005 1 table of contents preamble title i general provisions chapter 1 the state and sovereignty chapter 2 nationality title ii human rights, fundamental liberties and the duties of the citizen and the state chapter 1 civil and political rights. The national army, the armed forces of the democratic. With president joseph kabilas second presidential term set to expire in 2016, factions of kabilas coalition, the alliance of the presidential majority amp, sought to amend the constitution to allow him to seek a third term. Republique democratique du congo constitution finder. The reseau distributes gray literature, nonpublished or limited distribution government or ngo documents regarding the great lakes area of central africa including.
Democratic republic of the congo, country located in central africa. Article 3 national sovereignty belongs to the people who exercise it by means of universal suffrage by its elected representatives or by way of. In response to a request from the government of the democratic republic of the congo drc, in 2009 the united nations environment programme unep initiated a national, multithematic assessment of priority environmental issues facing the country. Officially known as the democratic republic of the congo, the country has a 25mile 40km coastline on the atlantic ocean but is otherwise landlocked. Constitution of the republic of the congo also known as congobrazzaville adopted march 12, 1992 preamble unity, work, progress, justice, dignity, liberty, peace, prosperity, and love for the fatherland have been since independence, notably under monopartyism, hypothesized. The constitution was promulgated in front of the president of the african union, denis sassou nguesso and the south african president thabo mbeki, who acts as a mediator in the dr congo crisis. Congos armed forces fardc, to prevent civilians from protesting. Number one constitution road shiraz constitution road range in 2004 robertson winery released a very special shiraz to commemorate ten years of democracy in south africa under the new constitution. Democratic republic of congo the shifty neighbor kinshasa, the capital of the drc, lies just across the river from brazzaville and the two capitals have a tradition of providing asylum for political figures fleeing from one congo into the other.
The democratic republic of the congo is now under the regime of the constitution which was approved in a referendum by the congolese people, and promulgated on february 18, 2006 by president joseph kabila. More than forty years have elapsed since the democratic republic of congos last democratic poll, which was held in 1960 upon gaining independence from belgium, and the countrys constitutional referendum of 1819 december 2005, in which 84% of the voters endorsed a new 229article constitution. As chair of the committee on international justice and peace i write to transmit a letter from the catholic bishops conference of the democratic republic of the congo concerning the possibility that the drc constitution, in particular article 220, could be amended to allow the president to serve more than two terms. Table of contents preamble title i general provisions. It is the democratic republic of the congo s sixth constitution since 1960.
Constitution of the democratic republic of the congo. The referendum represents a major turning point for. Unhcr is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Using apkpure app to upgrade congo constitution, fast, free and save your internet data. Congo democratic republic of thes constitution of 2005 with. Government of the people by the people and for the people. Opinion a foolish power grab in congo the new york times.
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