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  2. Mirabeau B. Lamar - Wikipedia

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    Mirabeau Lamar monument at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, reads: "The cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy.". Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (August 16, 1798 – December 19, 1859) was an American attorney, politician, poet, and leading political figure during the Texas Republic era.

  3. President of the Republic of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The president of the Republic of Texas (Spanish: Presidente de la República de Tejas) was the head of state and head of government while Texas was an independent republic between 1836 and 1845. The president served as the commander-in-chief of the Texas Military Forces .

  4. Tribune of the plebs - Wikipedia

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    If a magistrate, the senate, or any other assembly disregarded the orders of a tribune, he could "interpose the sacrosanctity of his person" to prevent such action. Even a dictator (and presumably an interrex) was not exempted from the veto power, [7] although some sources may suggest the contrary. [1] The tribunes could veto acts of the Roman ...

  5. List of officials of the Republic of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Toggle Second elected government of the Texas Republic subsection. 2.1 President. 2.2 Vice-President. 2.3 Secretary of State. 2.4 Secretary of War. 2.5 Secretary of ...

  6. Citizens' assemblies of the Roman Republic - Wikipedia

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    The legislative assemblies of the Roman Republic were political institutions in the ancient Roman Republic.According to the contemporary historian Polybius, it was the people (and thus the assemblies) who had the final say regarding the election of magistrates, the enactment of Roman laws, the carrying out of capital punishment, the declaration of war and peace, and the creation (or ...

  7. History of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas was subject to Reconstruction after the Civil War was over. Later on, White Democrats gained political dominance and passed laws in the late 19th century creating second-class status for blacks in a Jim Crow system of segregation which included disenfranchising them from voting in 1901 through passage of a poll tax. Black residents were ...

  8. Executive magistrates of the Roman Republic - Wikipedia

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    The executive magistrates of the Roman Republic were officials of the ancient Roman Republic (c. 510 BC – 44 BC), elected by the People of Rome.Ordinary magistrates (magistratus) were divided into several ranks according to their role and the power they wielded: censors, consuls (who functioned as the regular head of state), praetors, curule aediles, and finally quaestor.

  9. 1838 Republic of Texas presidential election - Wikipedia

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    The 1838 Republic of Texas presidential election was the second presidential election. It was held on September 3, 1838. By a provision of the constitution, the term of office of the first president was limited to two years, without his being eligible for re-election; succeeding presidents were to hold their office for three years.