List of political leaders who suspended the constitution
- List of political leaders who suspended the constitution
The following heads of government or heads of state formally suspended provisions of the country's constitution while in office.
uspended in full
uspended in part
{| class="wikitable sortable"! Name! Country! Year! Reason
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Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir
flag|Sudan
1999|
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Idi Amin
flag|Uganda
1971|
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George W. Bush
flag|United States
2006
The writ of habeas corpus was suspended for aliens detained as enemy combatants.
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Alberto Fujimori
flag|Peru
1992-1993
Fujimori declared that "those parts of the Constitution that were not compatible with the reorganization of the central government" were suspended. [http://www.congreso.gob.pe/museo/mensajes/Mensaje-1992-1.pdf]
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Indira Gandhi
flag|India
1975-1977
See "Indian Emergency"
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Adolf Hitler
flag|Germany
1933
See "Enabling Act of 1933".
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Abraham Lincoln
flag|United States
1861
The writ of habeas corpus was suspended during American Civil War.
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Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau
flag|Canada
1970
On October 15 the Québec government requested the assistance of the Canadian Armed Forces to supplement the local police, and on October 16 the federal government proclaimed the existence of a state of "apprehended insurrection" under the WAR MEASURES ACT. Under the emergency regulations, the FLQ was banned, normal liberties were suspended, and arrests and detentions were authorized without charge.
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