Presidential elections were held in

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between 14 and 16 January 1945. The result was a victory for

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of the

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. The election was boycotted by five candidates who withdrew after accusing

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of unfair practices to ensure victory for his favoured candidate.Franklin D. Parker (1981) ''The Central American republics'' Westport: Greenwood Press, p152

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Bibliography

*Krehm, William (1957) ''Democracia y tiranias en el Caribe'' Buenos Aires: Editorial Parnaso *Larde y Larin, Jorge (1958) ''Guía histórica de El Salvador'' San Salvador: Ministerio de cultura *Herman, Edward S. and Frank Brodhead (1984) ''Demonstration elections: U.S.-staged elections in the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, and El Salvador'' Boston: South End Press *''Political Handbook of the world, 1945'' New York, 1946 *Webre, Stephen (1979) ''José Napoleón Duarte and the Christian Democratic Party in Salvadoran Politics 1960-1972'' Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press {{Salvadoran elections

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