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Constitution and Government.—In 1839 the Central American Federation, which had comprised the states of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, was dissolved, and El Salvador became an independent republic. Plans for a gradual federation with Guatemala were discussed between the presidents of both countries in March, 1945. A new constitution was promulgated 20 Jan., 1939, but in Nov., 1945, the 1886 constitution was reinstated though with numerous amendments. Legislative power is vested in a single chamber, the Legislative Assembly, consisting of deputies, elected for 2 years by universal suffrage, one for each group of 39,000 inhabitants. Large powers are vested in the President, whoso term is for 5 years; normally he cannot succeed himself. He has a cabinet of 10 members. Women in 1945 were conceded a limited suffrage, but in 1950 universal male and female suffrage was introduced for the elections of the president and the Constituent Assembly.
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Steinberg, S.H. (1953). El Salvador. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270824_27
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