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Constitution of Colombia
Overview
Jurisdiction
Republic of Colombia
Ratified
July 4, 1991
System
Unitary presidential republic
Government structure
Branches
3
Chambers
Bicameral (Senate, Chamber of Representatives)
Executive
President
Judiciary
Supreme, Constitutional Court, Council of State
Federalism
No
Electoral college
No
Author(s)
Constituent Assembly of Colombia
Signatories
70 members of the Constituent Assembly of Colombia
The Political Constitution of Colombia of 1991 (Spanish: Constitución Política de Colombia de 1991), is the Constitution of the Republic of Colombia. It was promulgated in Constitutional Gazette number 114 on Thursday, July 4, 1991, and is also known as the Constitution of Human Rights.[citation needed] It replaced the Political Constitution of 1886 and was issued during the presidency of the liberal César Gaviria,[1] with ideas from the also liberal Luis Carlos Galán.
^Dinero (August 21, 2013). "La Asamblea Constituyente de 1.991". La Asamblea Constituyente de 1.991 (in Spanish). Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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