On which historic date did the Kuwait National Assembly pass landmark legislation granting Kuwaiti women full political rights to vote and run for parliamentary office?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. May 16, 2005
- Step 1: On May 16, 2005, the National Assembly voted 35 to 23 (with one abstention) to amend Article 1 of the 1962 election law, granting Kuwaiti women the full right to vote and stand as candidates in parliamentary and municipal elections.
- Step 2: This milestone followed decades of dedicated civic campaigning led by Kuwaiti women's rights advocates and supported by the government of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad.
- Step 3: May 16 is commemorated annually in Kuwait as Kuwaiti Women's Day.
Answer
May 16, 2005.
Why not the others: 'June 19, 1961' is Independence Day; 'November 11, 1962' is Constitution Day; 'January 23, 2012' was a subsequent parliamentary election date.
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