| 20 Jun 1895 |
Treaty of the Union is signed in Amapala, Honduras, by 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 - 31 Oct 1898 |
República Mayor de Centro América |
| 1 Nov 1898 |
the Constitution of the United States of Central America (Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos de Centro América) is adopted by representatives of Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador at a session of the General Assembly (Asamblea General) held in Managua on 27 Aug 1898 and came into operation on 1 Nov 1898, the date appointed by the Constitution (Art. 147) (El Salvador Official Gazette, No. 216, 10 Sep 1898, pp. 1733-1740; Honduras Official Gazette, No. 1,654, 23 Sep 1898, pp. 425-431; Nicaragua Official Gazette, No. 602, 16 Oct 1898, pp. 1-3; Nicaragua Official Gazette, No. 603, 18 Oct 1898, pp. 1-3; Nicaragua Official Gazette, No. 604, 19 Oct 1898, pp. 1-2; Nicaragua Official Gazette, No. 605, 20 Oct 1898, pp. 1-2; Nicaragua Official Gazette, No. 606, 21 Oct 1898, pp. 1-3) |
| 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) |
