The following lists events that happened in

1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...

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 ...

Incumbents

* President: Maximiliano Hernández Martínez * Vice President: Vacant

Events

January

* 3 January – Voters in El Salvador voted Maximiliano Hernández Martínez as President of El Salvador for a second term with 210,810 votes in a 100% margin. He was the only candidate. The

1939 Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in El Salvador in January 1939.Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter (1997). ''Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy'' Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, p ...

also occurred and the National Pro Patria Party won all 42 seats.

September

* 18 September –

C.D. Dragón Club Deportivo Dragón is a Salvadoran football (soccer), football club, based in San Miguel, El Salvador; founded in 1939. Dragón has won the Salvadoran Primera División, league title twice in the 1951 and 1953 and finished as runner-up on thre ...

, a Salvadoran football club, was established.

References

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1930s in El Salvador Years of the 20th century in El Salvador