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Central America: Polity Style: 1896-1898

20 Jun 1895 Treaty of the Union is signed in Amapala, Honduras, by the representatives of El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras (El Salvador Official Gazette, No. 217, 17 Sep 1896, pp. 1445-1446; Nicaragua Official Gazette, No. 221, 4 Aug 1895, p. 2; Honduras Official Gazette, No. 1,218, 15 Aug 1895, pp. 395-396)
3 Aug 1895 ratified by Nicaragua (decree signed by the President of the Republic of Nicaragua on 3 Aug 1895) (Nicaragua Official Gazette, No. 221, 4 Aug 1895, p. 2) [1]
22 Feb 1896 ratified by Honduras (resolution of the Congreso Nacional of 22 Feb 1896, promulgated as a decree the same day) (Honduras Official Gazette, No. 1,314, 13 Mar 1896, p. 111; Honduras Official Gazette, No. 1,315, 14 Mar 1896, pp. 114-115)
5 May 1896 ratified by El Salvador (resolution of the Asamblea Nacional of 4 May 1896, promulgated as a decree 5 May 1896) (El Salvador Official Gazette, No. 106, 6 May 1896, p. 677)
15 Sep 1896 Treaty of the Union took effect upon the exchange of ratifications; provisional federal authority is constituted at a meeting in San Salvador, El Salvador (El Salvador Official Gazette, No. 218, 18 Sep 1896, p. 1453; Honduras Official Gazette, No. 1,388, 12 Oct 1896, pp. 399-401)
15 Sep 1896 - 1 Nov 1898 República Mayor de Centro América
1 Nov 1898 Constitution takes effect on a date prescribed in Art. 147 (1 Nov 1898)
1 Nov 1898 - 1 Dec 1898 Estados Unidos de Centro América
25 Nov 1898 El Salvador resumed full sovereignty and independence in accordance with a decree of 25 Nov 1898
30 Nov 1898 Honduras resumed full sovereignty and independence in accordance with a decree of 29 Nov 1898 (effective upon publication) (Honduras Official Gazette, No. 1,681, 30 Nov 1898, pp. 537-538)
1 Dec 1898 Nicaragua resumed full sovereignty and independence in accordance with a decree of 1 Dec 1898 (Nicaragua Official Gazette, No. 643, 6 Dec 1898, p. 1)

[1] The executive authorities of Nicaragua were authorized to ratify the treaties for creation of a Central-American Federation by Art. 1 of the Constitution of 1893.