Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been changed and/or replaced several times. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has known a tormented history since its independence in 1960, involving a secession - one week after independence, three major coup d'etats, a 32-year-long dictatorship, and up to four name and flag changes.

[edit] Current Constitution

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is now under the regime of the constitution which was approved in a referendum by the Congolese people, and promulgated on February 18, 2006 by President Joseph Kabila. Wikisource provides us with a Complete Text of the Constitution.

[edit] Past Constitutions

Between 2003 and 2006, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was under the regime of a Transition Constitution, which was established as a result of the 2002 Global and Inclusive Agreement of Sun City, South Africa, which put an end to the bloody civil war that was raging in Congo since 1998, killing 3.5 million people, mostly from the resulting famine and disease.