1920 Lebanese legislative speaker election

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1920 Lebanese legislative speaker election
Lebanese French flag.svg
4 October 19201922 

All 17 members of the Administrative Committee
  Daoud Amoun 1.jpg
Nominee Daoud Amoun
Electoral vote17
Percentage100%

Elected Speaker

Daoud Amoun

The 1920 Lebanese legislative speaker election was the first legislative speaker election. [1]

The 17 members of the Administrative Committee of Greater Lebanon elected Daoud Amoun as speaker of the committee. [2]

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References

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