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... elected Nicolás de Piérola president . After a period of orderly political and economic de- velopment , Augusto Leguía y Salcedo of the Civilian Party won a single term as president ( 1908-12 ) . Leguía was elected again in 1919 and ...
... elected Nicolás de Piérola president . After a period of orderly political and economic de- velopment , Augusto Leguía y Salcedo of the Civilian Party won a single term as president ( 1908-12 ) . Leguía was elected again in 1919 and ...
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... elected president of the republic , who two days later was assassinated . Stanisław Wojciechowski , another of Piłsudski's old colleagues , was next elected president , the marshal agreeing to serve as chief of the general staff . When ...
... elected president of the republic , who two days later was assassinated . Stanisław Wojciechowski , another of Piłsudski's old colleagues , was next elected president , the marshal agreeing to serve as chief of the general staff . When ...
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... elected public officials . Throughout much of the 20th century , how- ever , some elected presidents - under the pre- tense of emergency - continued in office beyond their constitutional terms . In other cases , military officers seized ...
... elected public officials . Throughout much of the 20th century , how- ever , some elected presidents - under the pre- tense of emergency - continued in office beyond their constitutional terms . In other cases , military officers seized ...
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