The Constitution of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1941) was the fundamental law

Constitution

A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...

 of the Moldovan SSR, adopted in 1941.

History

The Constitution of 1941 was adopted soon after the 1940 Moldavian SSR elections

Elections in the Moldavian SSR, 1940

- Results :The Moldavian deputies represented 56% of the total number of representatives, compared to a Moldavian population that made up 65% of all inhabitants of the republic...

. The Constitution was adopted at the first session of the Supreme Soviet

Supreme Soviet

The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the Supreme Soviet in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments...

 of the Moldavian SSR

Moldavian SSR

The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic , commonly abbreviated to Moldavian SSR or MSSR, was one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union...

, on January 12, 1941. It was based on the principles and provisions of the 1936 Soviet Constitution

1936 Soviet Constitution

The 1936 Soviet constitution, adopted on December 5, 1936, and also known as the "Stalin" constitution, redesigned the government of the Soviet Union.- Basic provisions :...

.

Moldovan

Moldovans

Moldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova...

 deputies represented 56% of the total number of representatives, although the titular ethnicity made up 65% of the republic's population.

The Constitution was superseded by a new one in 1978

External links

George Cioranescu and Rene de Flers, "The New Constitution of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic" , 1978-6-28

Sources