1931 in El Salvador

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← 1930 1929 1928 1931 in El Salvador → 1932 1933 1934
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	Other events of 1931 Timeline of Salvadoran history

The following lists events that happened in 1931 in El Salvador.

Incumbents

• President: Pío Romero Bosque (until 1 March), Arturo Araujo (1 March - 2 December), Civic Directory (2 December - 4 December), Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (starting 4 December)
• Vice President: Gustavo Vides (until 1 March), Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1 March - 2 December), Vacant (starting 2 December)

Events

January

• 11–13 January – Voters in El Salvador voted Labor candidate Arturo Araujo as President with 46.65% of the vote in El Salvador's first free and fair election.^[1]

March

• 1 March – Arturo Araujo was sworn in as President of El Salvador. Maximiliano Hernández Martínez was sworn in as Vice President.

December

• 2 December – The Armed Forces of El Salvador deposed President Araujo in a military coup d'état and established the Civic Directory.
• 4 December – General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, previously Vice President of El Salvador under Araujo, became Acting President of El Salvador.

Undated

• The National Pro Patria Party was established.

References