1955 Dominican Republic Constitutional Assembly election

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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 13 November 1955. [1] The role of the Assembly was to review and amend certain articles of the constitution. [2]

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p252