03/31/2024
Rongongon Ana Tua ae Maungatabu Kiribati
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The first constitution of Kiribati came into force on July 12, 1979, when the country achieved independence from the United Kingdom. The Gilbert Islands colony received internal self-government on January 1, 1977 after negotiations in London between the British government and a delegation from the Gilbert House of Assembly on July 14-15, 1976. These interim arrangements remained in force until independence in 1979.
๐ฐ๐ฎ E moan kabonganaaki ana Tua ae Maungatabu Kiribati n Turai 12, 1979, ngke e reke inaomatana mai aan Buritan. E reke inaomatan Aban Kiribati ni kona n tautaekanna i bon irouna n Tianuare 1, 1979 imwiin te boraraoi i London imarenan te tautaeka ni Buritan ma kaain te mwananga man ana Auti ni Bootakiยน Kiribati n Turai 14 โ 15, 1976. Boraraoi ni bonomwi ni kairiiri aikai a waaki ni karokoa aia tai n inaomata are n 1979.
โชยนโโน๏ธ ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ธ๐ถ ๐ฏ'๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ ๐ '๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ถ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐โซ
Development of the independence constitution began in 1976 with a series of seminars on constitutional law held in the capital, Tarawa, and an extension effort to reach out to the other islands. From April 21 to May 9, 1977, a constitutional convention met on Tarawa for a period of three weeks to discuss the principles that should form the basis of the constitution. The convention had 169 delegates, including all senior elected and appointed office-holders, representatives of civil society, and delegates from every island. The convention largely operated by consensus, but at times resorted to voting. All meetings were open to the public. While the membership was diverse, some felt that the traditional leaders in attendance dominated the debates. The constitutional convention was purely advisory, but its recommendations carried great moral authority and became the basis of the independence constitution.
๐ฐ๐ฎ Katauraoan ana tua ae maungatabu Kiribati imwaain inaomatana e moanaki man 1976 n taian boobootaki ni karekeiango iaon Tarawa, ao n reitaki ma kaain aon aba. Man Eberi 21 nakon Meei 9 1977, ao e a bwabwaroaki n te maan ae 3 te wiiki ma kaain te bwabwaro ae 169 kaaina, n ikotaki ma ake a rineaki ma ake a mwakuri n aobiti, ma ake iai nakoaia ma mwiokoia ni kaawa ma abamwakoro nako. E waaki inanon te marooroo man karekean nanon are n te mwaiti ao n tabetai e kanakoaki n te rinerine. Ni kabane bwabwaro aikai a bon ukinako nakoia aomata nako. E ngae ngke a mwaiti itera aika a oti man itera nako, ma e bati namakinan ae e bati riki taian marooroo irouia ake iai te mwioko ni kairiiri n are man โ๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ปโ Kiribati n tain te bwabwaro. E bati iangoan ana oi n tua Kiribati b'a e na boboto iaon ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ป๐ถ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ถ b'a e na kabotoaki riki iai aan ana tua ae maungatabu Kiribati.
The 22-member Gilbert House of Assembly considered the recommendations of the convention, first in a select committee and then as a whole, making changes to some provisions designed to allow greater participation by those on outlying islands. After elections for an enlarged 37-member House of Assembly on February 1, 1978, the proposals were reconsidered and some convention proposals were restored before the assembly approved the draft in August 1978.
๐ฐ๐ฎ Ana Auti ni Bootaki Kiribati (ake 22 kaaina) e rinanoi moa kanoan te bwabwaro, rinanon aia komete ake a rineia kaaina ao ni manga rinanoi n te Auti ae bwanin, ao ni karaoi bitaki n taraaki ma aia karinrin ake mai aon aba. Imwiin te Rinerine are e a kabuburaaki riki mwaitiia kaain te Auti man 22 nakon 37 ni Beberuare 1, 1978, a manga rinanoaki riki ao tabeua iango ake a tia n tabekaki n tain te bwabwaro a manga kaokaki imwaain kabwaatakin te tua ae maungatabu n Aokati 1978.
As was common practice in British decolonization processes, a constitutional conference for Kiribati was held in London from November 21 to December 7, 1978. The British delegation had 33 members, the Kiribati delegation 27, and the Banabans 13. The conference met in private and considered the constitutional provisions section by section. The most contentious issue was the status of Ocean Island. The Banaban delegation walked out of the conference after the British government decided that Ocean Island would remain part of Kiribati. Nevertheless, the conference added a chapter creating a special status for Banabans in the constitution. After the conference concluded, British legal experts drafted the statutory language that became the actual text of the constitution.
๐ฐ๐ฎ N aron ae bon tataneiai iai Buritan ni karaoan te anga te inaomata nakoia ana korone, ao e karaoa bootakin kinaakin ana tua ae maungatabu Kiribati i London man 21 Nobembwa nakon 7 n Ritembwa 1978.
Taan Tei mai Buritan bon 33 kaaina, Taan Tei mai Kiribati 27, ao 13 taan tei mai Banaba. A bootaki ni kaonotiia ao n rinanoa mwakoron te oin tua teuana imwiin teuana. Mwakoron te oi n tua are rangi ni kauntaekaaki bon aron baairean taekan Banaba. N tain te Bwabwaro ngke e baaireia Buritan b'a e na tiku ao n riki b'a abamwakoron Kiribati ao a otinako naba taan tei mai Banaba man te Bwabwaro (Aki-kukurei). N Aki-tabe ma anne, ma e karaoaki Mwakoron te Tua ae Maungatabu teuana ibukin aron Banaba. Imwiin rinanoan itera nako n te Bwabwaro, taan rabakau n te Tua mai Buritan a korea taekan Ana Tua ae Maungatabu are e a riki b'a ai taekan Ara Tua ae Maungatabu.
Ratification of the constitution required the approval of both the Kiribati House of Assembly and the British Parliament. The former approved the draft on May 1, 1978, while the latter approved the Kiribati Bill in June 1978. The constitution was proclaimed as "secondary legislation"ยน under the Kiribati Bill, in the form of a schedule to a British order-in-council. Members of the British parliament attempted to amend the draft constitution in favor of the Banabans, but their proposal was defeated by a vote of 143 to 50.
(ยนโโน๏ธ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐) ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐)
๐ฐ๐ฎ Kamatoaan ana Tua ae Maungatabu Kiribati e kainanoa aia kariaia Ana Auti ni Bootaki Kiribati ma ana M'aneaba ni Maungatabu Buritan. Kiribati e boutokaa are e koreaki ni Meei 1, ao Buritan e boutokaa are e tabekaki b'a ana Biira Kiribati are n Tuun 1978.
๐ E a kamatoaaki Ana Tua ae Maungatabu Kiribati iaan mwaakan te Minita ke te rabwata man te Tua man Ana M'aneaba ni Maungatabu Buritan.๐
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