Jorge Meléndez Ramírez (15 April 1871 – 22 November 1953) was a Salvadoran politician who served as

president of El Salvador President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

from 1919 to 1923. He was born to Rafael Meléndez and Mercedes Ramírez (daughter of

Norberto Ramírez Norberto Ramírez Áreas (15 April 1802, León, Nicaragua – 11 July 1856, León, Nicaragua) was a Nicaraguan lawyer and politician who served as acting Supreme Chief of El Salvador (20 September 1840 – 7 January 1841), still technically a p ...

). Married to Tula Mazzini, he had three children: Jorge (who died in his youth), María de los Angeles, and Ricardo. He was the younger brother of President Carlos Meléndez. Meléndez's presidency was a part of the broader Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty that ruled El Salvador from 1913 to 1927.

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* 20th-century presidents of El Salvador 1871 births 1953 deaths People from San Salvador 20th-century Salvadoran politicians National Democratic Party (El Salvador) politicians Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty {{ElSalvador-politician-stub