1859 Salvadoran presidential election explained

Country:El Salvador
Flag Year:1839
Type:presidential
Previous Election:1858 Salvadoran presidential election
Previous Year:1858
Election Date:4 December 1859
Next Election:1864 Salvadoran presidential election
Next Year:1864
Party Name:no
Image1:Gerardo Barrios.jpg
Colour1:800000
Candidate1:Gerardo Barrios
Party1:Liberal
President
Before Election:Gerardo Barrios
Before Party:Liberal
Posttitle:Elected President
After Election:Gerardo Barrios
After Party:Liberal

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 4 December 1859.[1] Gerardo Barrios ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature. In continuation of a long trend, Barrios was yet another Salvadoran president who was both a military officer and a politician.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elections and Events 1850–1899. 25 March 2021. The Library – UC San Diego. en. University of California, San Diego. 23 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210323211303/https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/El%20Salvador/elections-and-events-1850-1899.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Presidentes de El Salvador – Capitán General Gerardo Barrios. Presidents of El Salvador – Captain General Gerardo Barrios. es. c. 2005. Casa Presidencial. Government of El Salvador. 22 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20090302073330/http://www.casapres.gob.sv/presidentes/pres/gbarrios1858.htm. 2 March 2009. dead.

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