Junta of Government (El Salvador)
The Junta of Government of El Salvador of 1960 was established by Salvadoran military officers on October 26, 1960 after a coup d'état toppled President José María Lemus.
History[]
On October 26, 1960, the Salvadoran armed forces toppled the government of 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.[1]
The junta of 1960 ended after the 1961 coup d'état overthrew the junta and all its members were exiled. The Civic-Military Directory was established in its place by military officers.
Members[]
The junta was led by three civilians and three military officers:[2]
- Lawyer (1929–1990)[3]
- Lawyer (1931–2020)[4]
- Doctor Fabio Castillo Figueroa (1921–2012)
- Colonel César Yanes Urías (born 1920)
- Lieutenant Colonel (1915–pre-1980)[5]
- Major Rubén Alonso Rosales (1925–2000)
References[]
- ^ F.D. Parker "The Central American Republics" Oxford University Press 1964 Pg 156
- ^ "Countries E". rulers.org.
- ^ "El Salvador". KingHenry9.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Fallece René Fortín Magaña, exdirector de la Academia Salvadoreña de la Lengua". Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Períodos presidenciales y constituciones federales y políticas de El Salvador. Ministerio de Educación, Dirección de Publicaciones. 1980. p. 22. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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