Alberto Gómez Zárate was a Salvadoran politician who served as

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under President

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from 1927 to 1930. He was also a candidate for

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in the

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. His candidacy had the support of the military, but he eventually lost the election to

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gómez Zárate, Alberto Date of birth missing Date of death missing People from San Miguel, El Salvador Defence ministers of El Salvador