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American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861.
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American Civil War
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
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President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
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Head of state and of government of the Confederate States
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Capital city of Virginia, United States
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February 22
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