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To: Mount Athos
I challenge you to find a single mention of the word republic in the original 1963 constitution link I provided to you

I searched the document for "republic" (not case sensitive) three times and found nothing.

I've since found the word used twice. On page 9, it refers to the "Republic of Ireland". On page 12 it refers to the "Republic of Cyprus". The searches turned up neither of these usages.

Unless my .pdf search problem is unique to my machine, it's hard to say the word "republic" is nowhere in the document unless you've read all 161 pages of it.

4,150 posted on 08/02/2009 7:40:53 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
The United States of America is a Republic, but the word is not in our Constitution either, only the word Republican:

“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government”

4,167 posted on 08/02/2009 7:46:48 PM PDT by FR_addict (www.conservativesinactionusa.com)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
The United States of America is a Republic, but the word is not in our Constitution either, only the word Republican:

“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government”

4,168 posted on 08/02/2009 7:46:55 PM PDT by FR_addict (www.conservativesinactionusa.com)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
Independence & Post Independence

In 1957 African members were elected to the Legislative Council through a direct election. 1959 saw the release of Kenyatta from detention in Kapenguria. Kenyatta continued with campaign for freedom while under house arrest. In 1960, the colonial government announced plans to transfer power to a democratically elected government. In 1962, the Lancaster constitution conference was held in London where the 1st Kenya constitution was made. Kenya achieved internal self-government on June 1st 1963. Kenya was declared a republic on December 12th 1963 with Jomo Kenyatta as 1st the president. Kenyatta died in 1978 and Daniel Arap Moi took over. In 1982, the Kenyan constitution was amended declaring the country a one party state. By late 80's and early 90's, campaign for multiparty system grew strong. The constitution was amended again in 1991 paving way for multiparty system. A general election was held in 1992 and Kanu party led by Moi won the election. Kanu also won the second election in the multiparty era in 1997. The National Rainbow Coalition defeated Kanu in the 2002 general election. Mwai kibaki was inaugurated as Kenya's third president on 30th December 2002. Kenya Holiday CultureFactsHistoryLanguageReligion. Safari Videos | Sitemap | About us | Contact Copyright (C) 2009 enhols.com- Enjoy your Kenya holidays in style. All Rights Reserved. Visit Kenya & enjoy Africa safari holidays. http://www.enhols.com/kenya_safari/history.aspx

4,460 posted on 08/02/2009 9:52:32 PM PDT by Beloved Levinite (R.I.P. My Beautiful America - Land of the Free & Home of the Brave - 20 January 2009)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

FWIW, poster “PureSolace” found this newspaper clipping from 4/61, showing Republic of Kenya:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2306755/posts?page=607#607


4,847 posted on 08/03/2009 1:21:27 AM PDT by JohnnyP
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