<Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Polygamous civil marriage </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Proposed </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> March 2014 </Td> <Td> Polygamous civil marriage </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Prohibition type </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Upper House </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Lower House </Th> <Th> Head of State </Th> <Th> Final outcome </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Yes </Th> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Yes </Th> <Th> No </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> July 1862 </Td> <Td> Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act, which made polygamy a misdemeanor offense in US territories and other areas where the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction . </Td> <Td_colspan="2">' </Td> <Td_colspan="2">' </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> March 1882 </Td> <Td> Edmunds Act, which reinforced Morrill by making polygamy a felony in the jurisdictions covered by Morrill; also prohibited "bigamous" or "unlawful cohabitation" as a misdemeanor offense, which removed the need to prove that actual marriages had occurred in order to obtain convictions on polygamy related charges . </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkestan ASSR (modern Kyrgyzstan) </Td> <Td> October 1921 </Td> <Td> Outlaws polygamy </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> October 1935 </Td> <Td> Outlaws polygamy; polygamous marriage </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Vietnam (modern Vietnam) </Td> <Td> October 1950 </Td> <Td> Outlaws polygamy </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> Restrictions on polygamous marriage </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Outlaws polygamy and polygamous marriages for Hindus only </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Ban on polygamy; polygamous marriages </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Ban on polygamy; polygamous marriage </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Revoked </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Côte d'Ivoire </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> New penal code outlaws polygamy; polygamous marriages (upholds existing) </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Hong Kong (modern Hong Kong) </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> Outlaws polygamy </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrean People's Liberation Front (modern Eritrea) </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> Outlaws polygamy; polygamous marriage (districts under Sharia exempt) </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Restrictions on polygamous marriage; ease of divorce laws </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed; abrogated </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> No </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Restrictions on polygamous marriage (less liberal) </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Outlaws family reunion for polygamist immigrants </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> December 2003 </Td> <Td> Outlaws polygamy </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Failed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> No </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Restrictions on polygamous marriage </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> August 2004 </Td> <Td> New penal code outlaws polygamy; polygamous marriages (upholds existing) </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> February 2005 </Td> <Td> Restrictions on polygamous marriage (heavy restrictions) </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> July 2005 </Td> <Td> Outlaws polygamy </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Failed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> No </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Bans civil servants from living polygamously </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> May 2008 </Td> <Td> Restrictions on polygamous marriage (heavy restrictions) </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> June 2008 </Td> <Td> Outlaws polygamy </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Failed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> No </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraqi Kurdistan </Td> <Td> Nov. 2008 </Td> <Td> Outlaws polygamy except in selective circumstances </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Passed </Td> <Td> Signed </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mayotte </Td> <Td> March 2009 </Td> <Td> Mahoran status referendum, 2009 (passage outlaws polygamy) </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> Territory - wide referendum </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> May 2009 </Td> <Td> Disallows polygamists from immigrating into the country </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> July 2009 </Td> <Td> Restrictions on polygamous marriage </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Pending </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Pending </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> July 2009 </Td> <Td> Ban on polygamy and polygamous customary marriages </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Proposed </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Prohibition type </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Upper House </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Lower House </Th> <Th> Head of State </Th> <Th> Final outcome </Th> </Tr>

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