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Mexican general election, 1828

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1828

Mexican general election, 1828

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Manuel Gómez P

The federal elections of Mexico of 1828 were held on September 1, 1828. In those the positions were elected through indirect election:

  • President of the Republic. Head of state and of Government, elect by a period of four years: 1829 - 1832, without possibility of immediate reelection. The elect candidate was Manuel Gómez Pedraza.
  • Vice-president of the Republic. Constitutional substitute of the President, elect for the same period, the runner-up in the election. The elect candidate was Vicente Guerrero.

    • However, the Congress of the Union, pressured by the adherents of Guerrero, decided to cancel the elections and designated Vicente Guerrero as President of the Republic and Anastasio Bustamante as Vice-president.

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