1919 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador between 13 and 15 January 1919.[1] The result was a victory for Jorge Meléndez,[2][3] who defeated Arturo Araujo.[1]

1919 Salvadoran presidential election

13–15 January 1919
 
Nominee Jorge Meléndez
Party PND
Home state San Salvador

President before election

Alfonso Quiñónez Molina
PND

Elected President

Jorge Meléndez
PND

References

  1. Elections and Events 1900-1934 The Library, UC San Diego
  2. Garcia, Miguel Angel (1928) Diccionario Histórico Enciclopédico de la República de El Salvador. Vol. II San Salvador, p119.
  3. Bulletin of the Pan American Union, Vol. 52, 1921.

Bibliography

  • Anderson, Thomas P. (1971) Matanza: El Salvador's communist revolt of 1932 Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
  • Callardo, Ricardo (1961) Las constituciones de El Salvador. I-II Madrid: Ediciones Cultura Hispanica
  • Larde y Larín, Jorge (1958) Guía Histórica de El Salvador San Salvador: Ministerio de Culture
  • Vidal, Manuel (1970) Nociones de historia de Centro América San Salvador: Ministerio de Educación. Ninth edition
  • Webre, Stephen (1979) José Napoleón Duarte and the Christian Democratic Party in Salvadoran Politics 1960-1972 Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press
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