<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 )
<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 )
when was polygamy made illegal in the united states
when was polygamy made illegal in the united states
July 1862
July 1862