Constitutional change
Sakha Constitution and Federation Treaty, 1992
Sakha adopted a sovereignty-declaring constitution and negotiated broad control over its natural resource wealth, including diamonds, gold and coal.
What happened
On 4 April 1992, an extraordinary session of the Supreme Council of the Sakha Republic adopted a new Constitution declaring the republic a sovereign state within the Russian Federation.[1] In March 1992, Sakha was among the signatories of the Russian Federation Treaty, under which autonomous regions gained increased rights, including greater control over mineral resources.[2]
Sakha also concluded a property-division agreement with the Russian Federation providing that roughly 95% of state-owned property in the republic's territory, including the diamond, gold and coal industries and power generation, would be controlled by the Sakha government.[3]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: On 4 April 1992, an extraordinary session of the Supreme Council of the Sakha Republic adopted a new Constitution declaring the republic a sovereign state within the Russian Federation.
- Presidential Library of Russia, The Sakha (Yakutia) Republic Constitution adopted (Presidential Library (prlib.ru)) link, Constitution section. Government perspective or primary official source Source record
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Claim: In March 1992, Sakha was among the signatories of the Russian Federation Treaty, under which autonomous regions gained increased rights, including greater control over mineral resources.
- Yakutia: Autonomy and Diamonds (Jamestown Foundation) link, Federation Treaty section. Source record
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Claim: Sakha also concluded a property-division agreement with the Russian Federation providing that roughly 95% of state-owned property in the republic's territory, including the diamond, gold and coal industries and power generation, would be controlled by the Sakha government.
- Yakutia: Autonomy and Diamonds (Jamestown Foundation) link, Property-division section. Source record