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Buenos Aires ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the first one was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre". The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 17 million. 

The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores; both are now neighborhoods of the city. The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Its citizens first elected a chief of government (i.e. mayor) in 1996; previously, the mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic. (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

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Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: what can Buenos Aires be translated as?
Guess: fair winds or good airs

Question: what is the approx population?
Guess: around 17 million

Question: is the city part of Buenos Aires province?
Guess: no

Question: was it granted autonomy?
Guess: yes

Question: when?
Guess: 1994

Question: what granted it?
Guess: The 1994 constitutional amendment

Question: what was it's original name?
Guess: Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre

Question: when was the first mayor elected?
Guess: 1996

Question: where is it a capital of?
Guess: nowhere

Question: what did the early founders want it to mean?
Guess: fair winds

Question: what is the metropolital area ranked in population?
Guess: fourth-most populous

Question: when was it federalized?
Guess: In 1880

Question: what else was done then?
Guess: it ws removed from Buenos Aires Province

Question: were the city limits enlarged?
Guess: yes

Question: by how many towns?
Guess: two

Question: please name them.
Guess: Belgrano and Flores

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: did the citizens always elect a mayor?

no