Presidential elections were held in Argentina on 1 November 1853 to choose the first president of the Argentine Confederation for the period 1854–1860. Justo José de Urquiza was elected president by a wide margin.
It was the first presidential election after the unification of the country in 1852, after Urquiza defeated Juan Manuel de Rosas at the Battle of Caseros on 3 February 1852. The State of Buenos Aires seceded on 11 September 1852 and did not participate in elections until 1862.
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