1870 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election

1870 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election

July 1870

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Paraguay in July 1870. ^[1] The Paraguayan Legion won a majority in the elections. ^[1] The election campaign was characterized by street violence. ^{[1] [2]}

The constitution convention was held in August 1870. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Lewis, Paul H. (1986), Bethell, Leslie (ed.), "Paraguay from the War of the Triple Alliance to the Chaco War, 1870–1932" , The Cambridge History of Latin America: Volume 5: c.1870 to 1930, vol. 5, Cambridge University Press, pp. 475–496, doi:10.1017/chol9780521245173.015, ISBN   978-0-521-24517-3
2. Warren, Harris Gaylord (2014), "The Convention of 1870", Paraguay and the Triple Alliance, University of Texas Press, pp. 77–92, doi:10.7560/764453-007/pdf, ISBN   978-1-4773-0698-7