Roque Sáenz Peña
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Roque José Antonio del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Sáenz-Peña Lahitte was an Argentine politician and lawyer who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1910 to his death in office on 9 August 1
Roque Saenz Pena
Photograph taken on his wedding day.
Sáenz-Peña in military uniform.
Sáenz Peña with the presidential sash
Sáenz Peña Law
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The Sáenz Peña Law was Law 8871 of Argentina, sanctioned by the National Congress on 10 February 1912, which established the universal, secret and compulsory male suffrage through the creation of an e
Roque Sáenz Peña
…Sáenz-Peña. He was a candidate for an internal, modernist line within the National Autonomist Party. He was responsible for passing Law 8871, known as "Sáenz-Peña Law", which greatly reformed the Argentine electoral system, making the vote secret, universal and compulsory for males over 18. This effectively ended the…
An Argentine ballot box used in the 1916 election.
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner with a century old ballot box in commemoration of the centenary of the passing of the Sáenz Peña Law.