22 Feb 1861 Jahr - Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederacy
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Jefferson Davis was elected as the first and only President of the Confederate States of America on February 9, 1861, shortly before the start of the American Civil War. Davis, a former U.S. Senator and Secretary of War, led the Confederacy throughout its existence during the Civil War, advocating for the legality of secession and the defense of slaveholding interests.
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