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| Constitution of the Republic of Venezuela | |
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| Ratified | April 11, 1953 |
| Repealed | January 23, 1958 due to the 1958 coup d'état |
| Location | Palacio Federal Legislativo |
| Author(s) | Constituent Assembly Deputies |
| Signatories | 100 Legislators |
| Purpose | National Constitution to replace the 1947 Constitution |
The Constitution of Venezuela of 1953 (official name: Constitution of the Republic of Venezuela) was approved on April 11, 1953 by the National Constituent Assembly elected on November 30, 1952. Its fundamental conception established a democratic, alternative, elective, federal and representative State, aspects that were not complied with during the entire validity of said Constitution.
This new constitution repealed the 1947 Constitution which had actually been repealed by act of force on November 24, 1948 after the coup d'état led by Marcos Pérez Jiménez. Some of the fundamental aspects in which the 1953 Constitution stands out is that it omitted in its preliminary declaration the representation of the Sovereign People of Venezuela and the figure of Simón Bolívar, which had been exalted in the previous constitution, as well as suppressing several of the aspects considered socialist of 1947.[1]
The transitory provisions established that for the period 1953-1958 the Constituent Assembly would be in charge of electing the President of the Republic, the Chamber of Deputies, the Chamber of the Senate, the Federal Court, the Court of Cassation, the Comptroller of the Nation, the Deputy Comptroller, the Attorney General of the Nation, the Legislative Assemblies of the States, the Municipal Councils, the Council of the Federal District, in addition to the alternates that would be necessary for each one of them, the Deputy Comptroller, the Attorney General of the Nation, the Legislative Assemblies of the States, the Municipal Councils, the Council of the Federal District, in addition to the necessary alternates for each of these offices, that is to say, all the offices of universal, direct and secret election.[1]
- ^ a b "Memorias del Siglo XX, 1953: La Constitución Nacional". Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2023-03-05.