Guatemalan presidential election, 1910

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Guatemalan presidential election, 1910
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  1904 11 April 1910 1916  

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Nominee Manuel Estrada Cabrera
Party Liberal
Home state Quetzaltenango
Popular vote551,145
Percentage100%

President before election

Manuel Estrada
Liberal

President-elect

Manuel Estrada
Liberal

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Presidential elections were held in Guatemala on 11 April 1910. Manuel Estrada Cabrera was re-elected unopposed. [1] He assumed the presidency on 15 March 1911.

Guatemala republic in Central America

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, Belize and the Caribbean to the northeast, Honduras to the east, El Salvador to the southeast and the Pacific Ocean to the south. With an estimated population of around 16.6 million, it is the most populated country in Central America. Guatemala is a representative democracy; its capital and largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City.

Manuel Estrada Cabrera Guatemalan President

Manuel José Estrada Cabrera was President of Guatemala from 1898 to 1920. He was a lawyer with no military background and as President, he was a strong ruler, who modernised the country’s industry and transport, but only by granting concessions to the American-owned United Fruit Company, whose influence on the government was felt by many to be excessive. Estrada Cabrera used increasingly brutal methods to assert his authority, including armed strike-breaking, and the general elections were effectively controlled by him. He retained power for 22 years through controlled elections in 1904, 1910, and 1916, and was eventually removed from office when the national assembly declared him mentally incompetent, and he was jailed for corruption.

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Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Manuel Estrada Cabrera Liberal Party 551,145100
Invalid/blank votes-
Total551,145100

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References

  1. Calvert, Peter (1985) Guatemala : a nation in turmoil Boulder: Westview Press, p69

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