Constitution of the Central African Republic

The Constitution of the Central African Republic was approved by referendum on December 15, 2015 and formally adopted on March 27, 2016.^[1]^[2]^{[needs update]} Since its independence in 1960, the Central African Republic has used many constitutions, showing a great political instability with coups.

The constitutions used by the Central African Republic are:

Constitution of November 26, 1964 (First Republic);
Constitutional Act of January 8, 1966;
Imperial Constitution of December 4, 1976 (Central African Empire);
Constitutional Act of September 21, 1979 (Republic restored);
Constitution of February 5, 1981 (Second Republic);
Constitutional Act of September 1, 1981;
Constitutional Act of 1985;
Constitution of November 28, 1986 (Third Republic);
Constitution of January 14, 1995 (Fourth Republic);
Constitutional Act of March 15, 2003;
Constitution of December 27, 2004 (Fifth Republic);
Constitutional Charter of January 18, 2013 (transition).
Constitution of 2023^[3]

^ Central African Republic council adopts new constitution Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine ENCA, 1 September 2015
^ "Central African Republic 2016 Constitution". Constitute. 2000-07-12. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
^ "Central African Republic approves new constitution, possible third term for Touadera". France 24. 7 August 2023.

[ENCA-1] Central African Republic council adopts new constitution Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine ENCA, 1 September 2015

[Constitute_2000_p228-2] "Central African Republic 2016 Constitution". Constitute. 2000-07-12. Retrieved 2023-12-13.

[3] "Central African Republic approves new constitution, possible third term for Touadera". France 24. 7 August 2023.

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