Constitution of Venezuela (1936)

The Constitution of Venezuela of 1936 was approved on July 16, 1936 during the presidency of Eleazar López Contreras. Its importance is centered on being the first political constitution of the State after the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez. Although it put an end to the personalist[1] character of its predecessors, at the beginning it had more restrictive characteristics than the seven Gomez constitutions, until April 23, 1945, when President Isaías Medina Angarita promoted a reform,[2] deepening the democratization process that had begun in 1936. On October 18, 1945, a coup d'état planned by the military sector and supported by Democratic Action overthrew Medina.[3] The new Revolutionary Government Junta calls for constituent elections in 1946,[4] which leads to the approval of the 1947 Constitution, repealing the 1936 Constitution.

Constitution of the United States of Venezuela
RatifiedJuly 20, 1936
RepealedJuly 5, 1947
LocationPalacio Federal Legislativo
Author(s)Senators and Deputies of the Congress of the Republic
Signatories200 Legislators
PurposeNational Constitution to replace the 1931 Constitution

Characteristics[1]
  • Senators and deputies are elected by second degree elections. They are in charge of electing the President of the Republic. With the 1945 reform, parliamentarians are elected directly.[4]
  • The presidential term is reduced from 7 to 5 years.
  • The parliamentary term is 4 years.
  • Men over 21 years of age and literate can elect and be elected.
  • Women can participate in the elections to Municipal Councils. After the reform of 1945, women are allowed to vote universally and by secret ballot.[4]
  • The name of Zamora State is changed to Barinas State.
  • Communist and anarchist activities are prohibited, but in the reform of 1945 this provision is suppressed.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Constituciones de Venezuela". Fundación Polar (in Spanish).
  2. Camacho, Francisco (2019). "La política intervencionista a la economía venezolana de Isaías Medina Angarita en un contexto de guerra (1941-1945) ·". Compendium (in Spanish). 22 (42).
  3. Castillo, Luís Fernando (1 June 2016). "El heraldo octubrista: Rómulo Betancourt, motivos y objetivos de la revolución de 1945". Tiempo y Espacio (in Spanish). 24 (61): 151–169. ISSN 1315-9496.
  4. Rojas, Indira (2020-10-18). "La revolución del voto y el 18 de octubre de 1945". Prodavinci (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
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