Independence movements

Tuva: current constitutional status

Where the question stood on 19 September 2026: Tuva's status as an ordinary Russian republic following the 2001 removal of its secession clause.

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Current constitutional position

Tuva is an ordinary republic of the Russian Federation. Its 1993 constitutional right of secession was removed by a new constitution 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.

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