Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez (24 April 1863 – 13 November 1922) was a Salvadoran politician who was the

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of the Legislative Assembly from 1903 to 1904 and again from 1912 to 1913.

Early and personal life

In 1890, he obtained his doctorate with the thesis on ''The Influence of Prostitution on the Newborn''.

Political career

President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (1903 and 1912) during the administration of

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and vice-president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (1914) during the administration of Carlos Meléndez, in whose congressional seats he remained for several years, he also served as minister in the government portfolios of Public Instruction, Finance & Public Credit (Treasury Department), and War & Navy (Defense Department) during the administration of

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. Legislative Assembly. From 29 April 1912 to 1913, Novoa Meléndez served as the

of the Legislative Assembly; political career he started in 1892 as Senator.

Illness and death

Following a leg injury and complications due to diabetes, Melendez died in Paris on 13 November 1922.

References

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External links

*"Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador" Tomo_III_Historia_Asamblea Legislativa Page 19 https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/2021-08/Tomo_III_Historia_AsambleaLegislativa.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Novoa, Fidel 1863 births 1922 deaths People from San Salvador Salvadoran people of Spanish descent Members of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador 20th-century Salvadoran politicians University of El Salvador alumni People from Sensuntepeque