Voting under military protection in Buenos Ayres

Presidential elections were held in

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on 10 April 1892.

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was elected president.

Background

An 1888 massacre of a

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gathering and an unprecedented

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led to the formation of the first meaningful opposition to develop as reform movements in urban areas, culminating in the

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that forced Juárez Celman's 1890 resignation. These developments gathered speed when the Civic Union of the Youth became the

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(UCR), in 1891. Instability also prompted moderates from within the PAN to advance a diplomat,

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, as the nominee. Roca foiled this move by persuading former

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(Roque's father) to run – forcing the young reformist to withdraw. The UCR's appeal, for its part, helped lead President

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(who replaced the besieged Juárez Celman) to declare a

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a week before the 10 April 1892 elections. The resulting UCR electoral boycott left the ruling PAN as the only party on the ballot, handing its nominee the presidency unanimously.Todo Argentina: 1892

Results

President

By province

Vice president

By province

Notes

References

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