Status verified as of 19 September 2026. Political positions change; this explainer describes the documented position on that date.
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]
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: 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
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