" With more than 2, 000 dead, the 44-day Costa Rican Civil War resulting from this uprising was the bloodiest event in twentieth-century Costa Rican history ", but the victorious junta drafted a constitution guaranteeing free elections with universal suffrage and the abolition of the military.

One of its leaders, Joaquín Infante, drafted Cuba's first constitution, declaring the island a sovereign state, presuming the rule of the countries ' wealthy, maintaining slavery as long as it was necessary for agriculture, establishing a social classification based on skin colour and declaring Catholicism the official religion.

After dismissing the assembly, Velasco held elections for a new assembly, which in 1946 drafted a far more conservative constitution that met with the president's approval.

Subsequently a new constitution was drafted to define the role of the emperor and the government.

President Mirza announced that " the martial law would be a temporary measure, lasting only until a new constitution was to be drafted.

The RSDG drafted a provisional constitution in May 1990 that provided a basic bill of rights and an independent judiciary but retained strong executive powers for the president.

A transitional constitution was drafted in May as an outgrowth of a national political conference in March-April and later revised by a constitutional committee.

The RSDG drafted a provisional constitution that provided a basic bill of rights and an independent judiciary but retained strong executive powers for the president.

A new state constitution was drafted in 1850 and took effect in 1851.

After the constitution had been drafted, Madison became one of the leaders in the movement to ratify it.

The Assembly drafted a new republican constitution soon afterwards.

* 1848 – A greatly revised Dutch constitution, drafted by Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, severely limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy, and strengthening the powers of parliament and ministers, is proclaimed.

German unification had been one of the major objectives during the widespread revolutions of 1848 – 49, when representatives of the German states met in Frankfurt and drafted a constitution creating a federal union with a national parliament to be elected by universal male suffrage.

This led to the U. S. Congress to enact the Public Law 81-600 which led to the Congressional approval of a local constitution drafted by a constitutional assembly elected by Puerto Rico and the renaming of the United States unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, using the same official name as the commonwealths of the U. S. states of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia, as well as that of other sovereign nation countries such as Australia.

In December 1991, a new constitution was drafted and subsequently adopted, after a popular referendum, which, however, attracted criticism from international observers who accused the government of manipulating the population and even of outright fraud.

On July 20, 1961 and through a popular referendum, the people of Somalia ratified a new constitution, which was first drafted in 1960.

In addition, a new regional constitution was drafted and later passed on 15 June 2009, which is believed to represent a significant step toward the eventual introduction of a multi-party political system to the region for the first time ; such a system already exists in the adjacent Somaliland region.

A new constitution, drafted by the military, was rejected in a November 1980 referendum.

In 1887, a new constitution was drafted, providing for the right of self-governance and in 1890, the act granting self-government to the colony was passed by the British Parliament.

After a new constitution had been drafted, elections were held in 1991.

As of 2010, a new constitution is in the process of being drafted.

* August 16 – Vietnam War: In a coup, General Nguyen Khanh replaces Duong Van Minh as South Vietnam's chief of state and establishes a new constitution, drafted partly by the U. S. Embassy.

* August 15 – By act of the U. S. Congress ( March 3 ), the Alabama Territory is created by splitting the Mississippi Territory in half, on the day the Mississippi constitution is drafted, four months before Mississippi became a State of the United States.

The period in German history from 1919 to 1933 is commonly referred to as the Weimar Republic, as the Republic's constitution was drafted here because the capital, Berlin, with its street rioting after the 1918 German Revolution, was considered too dangerous for the National Assembly to use it as a meeting place.

The new government denounced the rule of Mehmed VI and a temporary constitution was drafted.

It was drafted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ( NATO ) and named for Chateau Rambouillet, where it was initially proposed.

The Nuffield Organisation responded with 18 separate designs ( AT1 through AT18 ) drafted between May 1943 and February 1944, each design larger and heavier than the last.

She " masterminded the formation of the Aboriginal Rights Organisation, which led to the successful " Australian referendum, 1967 ( Aboriginals ) and even drafted petitions calling for the Referendum.

There are some youth players from Ajax Cape Town that have been drafted into the Eredivisie squad, such as South African international Steven Pienaar ( on loan to Everton ) and Cameroonian international Eyong Enoh.

Most major powers attended, and drafted an international code governing the way that European countries should behave as they acquired African territory.

A new convention was drafted at the time, creating a " uniform tariff on all imported goods consumed within such union, and an equitable distribution of the duties collected on such goods amongst the parties to such union, and free trade between the colonies and state in respect of all South African products ".

Meanwhile, the Boer executive drafted a new proposal which prompted Schreiner to write a letter on 7 July to the South African News, in which while referring to his own government, he said: " While anxious and continually active with good hope in the cause of securing reasonable modifications of the existing representative system of the South African Republic, this government is convinced that no ground whatever exists for active interference in the internal affairs of that republic ".

During World War II, Kenyan and Ugandan musicians were drafted as entertainers in the King's African Rifles and continued after the war as the Rhino Band, the first extremely popular band across Kenya.

It was a radical monthly magazine, which campaigned against lynching, opposed U. S. participation in World War I, urged African Americans to resist being drafted, to fight for an integrated society, and recommended they join radical unions.

African Americans were drafted on the same basis as whites and made up 13 % of the draftees.

In 1838, he drafted the " Appeal of Forty Thousand Citizens Threatened with Disfranchisement "', which urged the repeal of a new state constitutional amendment disfranchising free African Americans.

Jon Blair ( born 1950 ) is a South African born writer, film producer and director of documentary films, drama and comedy who has lived in England and the United States ever since he was drafted into the South African army in the late 1960s.

* 12 March-The South African Indian Congress ( SAIC ) delegation is received by the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, in Delhi, India, submitting a petition drafted in consultation with Mohandas Gandhi.

It was drafted by William Byron Rumford, the first African American from Northern California to serve in the legislature.

After convincing Brubeck to hire him following his stint with Jack Fina, the two had a contract drafted ( of which Brubeck was the sole signatory ); the language forbade Brubeck from ever firing him, ensured Brubeck's status as group leader, and gave Desmond twenty percent of all profits generated from the quartet.

Kirk orders McCoy's commission reactivated in Star Trek: The Motion Picture ( 1979 ); a resentful McCoy complains of being " drafted ".

Joe Sakic was the only player left from the team's days in Quebec ( though Hejduk was drafted by the Nordiques ); Paul Stastny, son of Nordiques legend Peter Stastny, also provides a link to the past.

This conference formed and drafted a constitution for the New Zealand Alliance for the Suppression of the Liquor Traffic and the following officers were elected: president, Sir William Fox ( New Zealand ); sixteen vice-presidents, including D. Goldie, Hori Ropiha, Sir H. A. Atkinson, L. M. Isitt, and Sir Robert Stout ; executive committee, F. G. Ewington, Edward Withy, George Winstone, H. J.

Former players for the Dutch Masters include Scott Garrelts, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants ( was supposed to pitch the opener in the 1989 World Series, but an earthquake had other ideas ); Mark Scheiwe, drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1979 ( the same year Scott was drafted by the Giants ), but never making it to the big league because of injury ; and Ernie Westfield, who played in the Negro League and still represents them publicly.

In international law, his other field of major scholarly interest, he published La Crise de la codification et de la doctrine Argentine de droit international ( 1931 ); and he spoke, wrote, or drafted legislation on many subjects with international ramifications-among them, asylum, colonization, immigration, arbitration, and international peace.

He was a multi-faceted man who, in pursuit of his vision, gave up a steady job in the civil engineering service ; stood for election and became a member of the Cortes ( parliament ); drafted useful ground-breaking legislation ; drew up an incredibly detailed topographical survey map of Barcelona's surrounding area ; and wrote a theoretical treatise to support each of his major planning projects.

One of the two dominant forces in film in all of Europe, World War I profoundly affected Leon Gaumont's business fortunes ( over 300 employees were drafted, Nitrate Emulsion film stocks dwindled because of the need for nitro-cellulous in the munitions industry ); nevertheless, before retiring in 1930, he had built one of the most important film companies in cinema history.

The other five are Dee Brown, who is most famous for winning the 1991 slam dunk contest with a no-look dunk while playing for the Boston Celtics ( he also played for the Toronto Raptors and the Magic before retiring ); Matt Bullard, who won an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets in 1994 ; Darryl Dawkins, who, in 1975, became the first high school player ever to be drafted directly into the league ; J. R. Reid, who averaged double figures in scoring during his first three years in the NBA ; and Gerald Wilkins, one of the most popular New York Knicks ever.

Among his former players were Earl Monroe ; Cleo Hill, the first African-American from an historically Black college and university to be drafted # 1 by the National Basketball Association ( St. Louis Hawks, 1961 ); and noted commentator and columnist Stephen A. Smith.

Fujimori called for elections of a new congress that was later named the Democratic Constitutional Congress ( Congreso Constituyente Democrático ); Fujimori received a majority in this new congress, which later drafted the 1993 Constitution.

* instrumental in averting imminent extinction of Kakapo ( an endemic, monotypic sub-family ): In the early 1980s ; ( i ) determined that the newly re-discovered Kakapo population of southern Stewart Island was in steep decline due to predation by feral cats (~ 53 % mortality per annum of marked adults ); ( ii ) alerted NZWS, drafted submissions and obtained agreement from the various government and other agencies to relocate ( and thus effectively destroy ) the last natural population ; and, ( iii ) as NZWS ’ s Principal Wildlife Officer ( Endangered Species ), assumed responsibility for planning and leading the capture and relocation of all remaining ( 61 ) birds to Little Barrier, Maud and Codfish Islands.

An Algerian Constitution was first adopted by a referendum in 1963, following the Algerian War of Independence ( 1954-62 ); originally, it was to be drafted by a constitutional assembly led by Ferhat Abbas, but this body was sidelined by Algeria's first President, Ahmed Ben Bella.

He was hailed as the architect of the 1995-1996 Sonics team that went to the NBA Finals ( and lost to the Chicago Bulls ); several years before that Whitsitt shocked many observers by drafting Shawn Kemp, a promising player who had never played a game of college ball ( prior to Kevin Garnett's entrance to the league, which launched an era of high school athletes being drafted directly into the NBA ).