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First Lady Of El Salvador ...
First Lady of the Republic of El Salvador (Spanish: ''Primera dama de El Salvador'') is the title attributed to the wife (or designee) of the President of El Salvador. The office of First Lady coordinates protocol and social affairs within the presidency and promotes domestic social programs. To date, there has been no "First Gentleman" of El Salvador. The country's current first lady is Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele, wife of President Nayib Bukele, who has held the position since 1 June 2019. Partial list of first ladies (since 1934) Partial list of first ladies since Concepción Monteagudo, wife of President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, in 1931. References {{First Ladies and Gentlemen * El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriela Rodríguez De Bukele
Gabriela Roberta Rodríguez de Bukele (born Gabriela Roberta Rodríguez Perezalonso; 31 March 1986) is a Salvadoran educator, Prenatal and perinatal psychology, prenatal psychologist and the current First Lady of El Salvador, as the wife of the 43rd President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. She is also a professional ballet dancer and is part of the dance company Fundación Ballet de El Salvador. Rodríguez was born in San Salvador. She holds a doctorate in Prenatal and perinatal psychology, prenatal psychology and founded PrePare, the first center for prenatal teaching in El Salvador, in October 2010. She married Bukele in 2014 and served as Secretary for Women during his tenure as Mayor of San Salvador (2015–2018), when she helped to create projects supporting women's rights and culture. Rodríguez founded the San Salvador Ballet group during her time as a Secretary for Women in San Salvador. After Bukele's victory at the 2019 Salvadoran presidential election, Rodríguez was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junta Of Government (El Salvador)
The Junta of Government was a military junta established by Salvadoran military officers on 26 October 1960 after a coup d'état toppled President José María Lemus. History On 26 October 1960, the Armed Forces of El Salvador overthrew President José María Lemus and established a military junta. The junta claimed its purpose was to enforce the 1950 Salvadoran Constitution and to mediate genuine presidential elections. The junta of 1960 ended after the 1961 coup d'état overthrew the junta and all its members were exiled. The Civic-Military Directory The Civic-Military Directory was a political body which ruled El Salvador from 25 January 1961 until 25 January 1962. Its members were: * Aníbal Portillo (whole time) * Feliciano Avelar (whole time) * José Antonio Rodrígu ... was established in its place by military officers. Members The junta was led by three civilians and three military officers: *Lawyer Ricardo Falla Cáceres (1929–1990) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Flores Pérez
Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez (17 October 1959 – 30 January 2016) was a Salvadoran politician who served as President of El Salvador from 1 June 1999 to 1 June 2004 as a member of the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). He previously served as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 1999, having been president of the Assembly from 1997 to 1999. Flores was born in Santa Ana. He entered politics in the Alfredo Cristiani administration, serving various positions until his election to the Legislative Assembly, of which he became president after three years. He successfully ran for president in 1999. His administration was characterized by close alignment with the United States, including the adoption of the U.S. dollar. After the end of his presidency, he unsuccessfully ran for Secretary General of the Organization of American States. Flores was accused in May 2014 of pocketing US$15 million donated by Taiwan, intended for survivors of the Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lourdes Rodríguez De Flores
Lourdes María Rodríguez de Flores is a Salvadoran public figure who served as the First Lady of El Salvador from 1999 until 2004. She is the widow of former President of El Salvador Francisco Flores, with whom she had two children. Rodríguez publicly denounced charges of corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption m ... against her husband, former President Flores, who died in a coma in 2016 while awaiting trial. She told local Salvadoran media at the time, "He suffered a terrible health crisis, provoked by this unjust political attack." References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez de Flores, Lourdes Living people Date of birth missing (living people) First ladies of El Salvador 1959 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Calderón Sol
Armando Calderón Sol (24 June 1949 – 9 October 2017) was President of El Salvador from 1 June 1994, to 1 June 1999, representing the Nationalist Republican Alliance. He was the first president elected in El Salvador after twelve years of civil war. Early life and education Born in San Salvador in 1949, Calderón attended the exclusive primary and secondary school Colegio Externado San José, graduating in 1966. In 1977, Calderón received a graduate degree in Jurisprudence and Social Sciences from Universidad Nacional de El Salvador. He was a lawyer, a businessman, and one of the founders of Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), in September 1981. Political career Mayor of San Salvador As Mayor of San Salvador from 1988 to 1994 he built the Monument to "Hermano Lejano" at the end of the Comalapa Highway and Blvd. Los Proceres and also built the bust monuments along the Proceres Boulevard. He promoted physical exercise and initiated a cyclist's circuit in the San Jacin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Cristiani
Alfredo Félix Cristiani Burkard (born 22 November 1947) is a Salvadoran politician who was President of El Salvador from 1989 to 1994. Life and career Born into a wealthy family in San Salvador, his father Felix Cristiani was an Italian immigrant from Bagnaria, Italy and his mother Margoth Burkard de Cristiani was Salvadoran of Swiss descent. He was educated at the 'Escuela Americana' (American School) in San Salvador and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration. He returned to El Salvador to work for the family business, which included pharmaceuticals, coffee, cotton and until July 2008 the ''Semillas Cristiani Burkard'' (SCB) the Central American Monsanto Company representative, leading corn seed company focused on hybrid corn production.Reuters 2 July 200Jul 2008+PRN20080702 Monsanto Company Completes Acquisition of Semillas Cristiani Burkard/ref> He married Margarita Llach in 1970, and has three children and ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Napoleón Duarte
José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes (23 November 1925 – 23 February 1990) was a Salvadoran politician who served as President of El Salvador from 1 June 1984 to 1 June 1989. He was mayor of San Salvador before running for president in 1972. He lost, but the election is widely viewed as fraudulent. Following a coup d'état in 1979, Duarte led the subsequent civil-military Junta from 1980 to 1982. He was then elected president in 1984, defeating ARENA party leader Roberto D'Aubuisson. Supported by the Reagan Administration and the Central Intelligence Agency, his time in office occurred during the worst years of the Salvadoran Civil War which saw numerous abuses and massacres of the civilian population by the Salvadoran security forces and the death squads linked to them. Early life Duarte was born in Santa Ana in the department of the same name. While he was studying at Liceo Salvadoreño in May 1944, he took part in the protests that brought down the twelve-year-old regime of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Magaña
Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja (October 8, 1925 – July 10, 2001) was a Salvadoran lawyer, economist and politician who was the President of El Salvador, president of El Salvador from 1982 to 1984. Biography He was born in Ahuachapán, El Salvador, and received his master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1952. He was president of the largest mortgage bank of El Salvador (Banco Hipotecario) before the 1982 Salvadoran legislative election, 1982 election. He was sworn in by the President of the Constituent Assembly Roberto D'Aubuisson. His inauguration as president on May 2, 1982, marked the beginning of elected government in El Salvador after the junta of 1979–1982. In 1982, the Salvadoran political parties decided that it was time to move on from the rule of the Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador, Revolutionary Government Junta (JRG) and decided to install Magaña as head of state. Soon afterward, both political parties met at Magaña's farm in Apanec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolutionary Government Junta Of El Salvador
, national_anthem = '' Himno Nacional de El Salvador'' , image_map = LocationElSalvador.svg , capital = San Salvador , common_languages = Spanish , religion = , demonym = Salvadoran , currency = Salvadoran colón , today = El Salvador The Revolutionary Government Junta ( es, Junta Revolucionaria de Gobierno, JRG) was the name of three consecutive joint civilian-military dictatorships that ruled El Salvador between 15 October 1979 and 2 May 1982. The first junta, from 1979 to 1980, consisted of two colonels, Adolfo Arnoldo Majano Ramos and Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez Avendaño, and three civilians, Guillermo Manuel Ungo, Mario Antonio Andino and Román Mayorga Quirós. The second junta, from January through December 1980, consisted of Majano Ramos and Gutiérrez Avendaño, and José Antonio Morales Ehrlich, Héctor Dada Hirezi, and José Ramón Ávalos Navarrete. The final jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Humberto Romero
General Carlos Humberto Romero Mena (29 February 1924 – 27 February 2017) was a Salvadoran army general politician who served as President of El Salvador from 1 July 1977, until his overthrow in a coup d'état on 15 October 1979. Early life Romero was born in Chalatenango, El Salvador, on 19 February 1924. Military career Romero studied at the Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School and the Command and General Staff School. He did specialized horse riding studies in Mexico. Romero was a member of the National Conciliation Party, and also served as Defense Minister from 1972 to 1977. He launched his candidacy for the National Conciliation Party (PCN) in the February 1977 presidential elections. On 24 February, the Central Elections Council declared that he had won the election with 67.3% of the vote and was to be sworn in as President while Julio Ernesto Astacio was declared Vice President. The opposition forces grouped in the National Opposition Union (UNO) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Armando Molina
Colonel Arturo Armando Molina Barraza (6 August 1927 – 18 July 2021) was a Salvadoran politician and military officer, who served as President of El Salvador from 1972 to 1977. He was born in San Salvador. He served between 1 July 1972 and 1 July 1977. The 1973 oil crisis led to rising food prices and decreased agricultural output. This worsened the existent socioeconomic inequality in the country, leading to increased unrest. In response, Molina enacted a series of land reform measures, calling for large landholdings to be redistributed among the peasant population.Walter, Williams (1997). ''Militarization and Demilitarization in El Salvador’s Transition to Democracy''. p. 90. Molina was distrusted by the oligarchy and the right-wing military, and was resented by the opposition from whom he had stolen power. His attempts to silence opposition included the military occupation of the University of El Salvador in 1972, as well as violently suppressing student protests that er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
Fidel Sánchez Hernández (7 July 1917 – 28 February 2003) was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as president of El Salvador from 1967 to 1972. During his rule, Sánchez Hernández faced war and economic turmoil. Military career Before becoming president, Sánchez Hernández was an army general in El Salvador and had brief stints as a military attaché in Washington D.C. (after his participation in the overthrow of José María Lemus in 1960) and in Paris. President Julio Adalberto Rivera promoted him to Minister of the Interior in 1962, and he served in that office until 1967, when he succeeded Rivera to the position of president. Presidency He continued Rivera's progressive programs and created a mostly civilian cabinet. The 1967 election was considered one of the few in the period of military domination to have been fairly conducted; the gains made by the opposition (winning a majority of the popular vote) in the legislative and local electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
