1920 Lebanese legislative speaker election

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1920 Lebanese legislative speaker election
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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

  1. "اسمع يا دولة الرئيس (19): في موقع رئاسة المجلس النيابي اللبناني". جنوبية (in Arabic). 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  2. "اللجنة الادارية - العقد العادي1 - محضر الجلسة 1 - 1920". www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb. Retrieved 2020-11-29.