Constitution of Venezuela (1819)
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The Constitution of Venezuela (1819), also known as the Constitution of Angostura (and official name: Political Constitution of the State of Venezuela; Spanish: Constitución Política del Estado de Venezuela)[1] was written by El Libertador of Venezuela, Simón Bolívar, and is the first constitution destined to the region of Venezuela within the Gran Colombia. It contains 12 Titles, a decree and an appendix related to moral power. It specified to the Venezuelans their rights, their duties, the sovereignty of the people, and the distribution of powers in the region as well as the division of society into Active Citizen (with the right to vote) and Passive Citizen (without the right to vote); however, both classes enjoyed the same rights.[2]
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Political Constitution of the State of Venezuela | |
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Ratified | August 15, 1819 |
Repealed | July 12, 1821 |
Location | Ciudad Bolívar |
Author(s) | Simón Bolívar |
Purpose | Political Constitution of the region of Venezuela in Gran Colombia |
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