1993 Constitution of Kazakhstan
| 1993 Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
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| Original title | 1993 жылғы Қазақстан Республикасының Конституциясы |
| Ratified | 28 January 1993 |
| Date effective | 28 January 1993 |
| Repealed | 30 August 1995 |
| Superseded | 1995 Constitution of Kazakhstan |
| Location | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Commissioned by | Supreme Soviet of Kazakhstan |
| Author | Drafting Commission of the Supreme Soviet |
| Signatories | Deputies of the Supreme Soviet |
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| Subject | Constitutional law |
| Purpose | To establish the fundamental law of independent Kazakhstan |
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The 1993 Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: 1993 жылғы Қазақстан Республикасының Конституциясы; Russian: Конституция Республики Казахстан 1993 года) was the first basic law of Kazakhstan. It was adopted on 28 January 1993 by the Supreme Council of Kazakhstan and remained in force until it was replaced by the Constitution of 1995.
The 1993 Constitution established Kazakhstan as a sovereign, democratic, and unitary state, declaring Kazakh language as the state language and Russian as language of interethnic communication. It was the initial legal base for post-Soviet governance but soon was judged as weak in balancing power between branches of government.