Constitutions adopted from 1900 to 1945, a period of new federations, republics born of the First World War and constitutions written between the wars. A document belongs here when its cited article dates its adoption to those years. The group sits under the Constitutions and Founding Charters subcategory of the Political Atlas and helps a reader browse that subcategory by when each one was adopted or decided. Each member is placed on the strength of the article it cites, so a reader can follow the grouping back to a stated source.
All Constitutions of 1900 to 1945
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Constitution of Australia (Wikipedia)
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It came into effect on 1 January 1901, at which point the six colonies became states within the new Commonwealth of Australia.
Constitution of Ireland (Wikipedia)
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It came into force on 29 December 1937 following a statewide plebiscite held on 1 July 1937.
Constitution of Mexico (Wikipedia)
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It was approved by the Constituent Congress on 5 February 1917, and was later amended several times.
Constitution of Indonesia (Wikipedia)
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The 1945 Constitution of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945, lit. 'Basic Law of State of the Republic of Indonesia Year 1945', commonly abbreviated as UUD 1945 or UUD '45) is the supreme law and basis for all laws of Indonesia.
Weimar Constitution (Wikipedia)
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The constitution contained a number of weaknesses which, under the difficult conditions of the interwar period, failed to prevent Adolf Hitler from setting up a Nazi dictatorship using the constitution as a cover of legitimacy.
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