Tuva constitutional referendum removing secession clause, 2001

Name: Tuva constitutional referendum removing secession clause, 2001
Start: 2001-05-06

6 May 2001

A new constitution, adopted by referendum, removed Tuva's 1993 secession clause amid federal recentralisation.

What happened

Amid a broader Russian federal policy of centralisation, Tuva's Supreme Khural revised the republic's Constitution, and a new constitution excluding the 1993 sovereignty and secession provisions was adopted by referendum on 6 May 2001.[1]

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Claim: Amid a broader Russian federal policy of centralisation, Tuva's Supreme Khural revised the republic's Constitution, and a new constitution excluding the 1993 sovereignty and secession provisions was adopted by referendum on 6 May 2001.
- Constitution of Tuva (Wikipedia) link, 2001 constitution section. Source record