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Constitution of Poland

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The Constitution of the Republic of Poland, commonly called the 1997 Constitution, is the supreme law of the state known informally as the Third Polish Republic. It was adopted by the National Assembly on 2 April 1997, approved by national referendum on 25 May 1997, and came into force on 17 October 1997, replacing the 1992 Small Constitution, itself a revision of the 1952 constitution of the Polish People's Republic.

Facts
Classification
Document Type
Constitution 1
Original Language
Polish 2
Dates
Adopted
1997-04-02 1
Key Provision
Ratified 2 April 1997; entered into effect 17 October 1997. 1
Connections

Associated With

Poland, Countries

Constitution of Poland, adopted 1997, the current constitutional order of Poland.

Source Constitution of Poland (Wikipedia)
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1. Constitution of Poland (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, paragraph 2
    The current constitution was ratified on 2 April 1997.
  • Document type, description
    The Constitution of the Republic of Poland, commonly called the 1997 Constitution, is the supreme law of the state known informally as the Third Polish Republic.
  • In Group: Constitutions Adopted Since 1990, Lead paragraph
    The current constitution was ratified on 2 April 1997.
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2. Wikidata: Constitution of Poland
  • Wikidata Q961507, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)
  • Wikidata Q961507 via P407 (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/propfill_varchar.ps1)
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