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Constitution of Pakistan

Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1956–1962Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1956

Iskander Mirza23 March 1956

Karachi · Government / Government of Pakistan

The 1956 Constitution creates the republic and makes Iskander Mirza its first President.

1962

Muhammad Ayub Khan1 March 1962

Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan

Ayub Khan promulgates Pakistan's second Constitution, establishing a presidential system.

Names involved

Iskander MirzaMuhammad Ayub Khan

Provenance

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