Guatemalan presidential election, 1922

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Presidential elections were held in Guatemala on 22 February 1922. The result was a victory for José María Orellana, although the military had controlled the election and silenced the opposition, as well as putting down rebellions in at least twelve places including Antigua.^[1] Orellana assumed the presidency on 4 March.

Results

Candidate	Party	%
José María Orellana	Liberal Party	95
Jorge Ubico	Progressive Liberal Party	5
Invalid/blank votes		-
Total		100

References

↑ Dosal, Paul J (1993) Doing business with the dictators: a political history of United Fruit in Guatemala, 1899-1944 Wilmington: Scholarly Resources, p103

Bibliography

Díaz Romeu, Guillermo. “ Del régimen de Carlos Herrera a la elección de Jorge Ubico.” Historia general de Guatemala. 1993-1999. Guatemala: Asociación de Amigos del País, Fundación para la Cultura y el Desarrollo. Volume 5. 1996.

Elections and referendums in Guatemala

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See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America

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