Junta of Government (El Salvador)

The Junta of Government was a military junta established by Salvadoran military officers on 26 October 1960 after a coup d'état toppled President José María Lemus.

History

On 26 October 1960, the Armed Forces of El Salvador overthrew President 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 Ricardo Falla Cáceres (1929–1990)^[3]
Lawyer René Fortín Magaña (1931–2020)^[4]
Doctor Fabio Castillo Figueroa (1921–2012)
Colonel César Yanes Urías (born 1920)
Lieutenant Colonel Miguel Ángel Castillo Maldonado (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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[1] F.D. Parker "The Central American Republics" Oxford University Press 1964 Pg 156

[2] "Countries E". rulers.org.

[3] "El Salvador". KingHenry9.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[4] "Fallece René Fortín Magaña, exdirector de la Academia Salvadoreña de la Lengua". Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[Junta-5] Períodos presidenciales y constituciones federales y políticas de El Salvador. Ministerio de Educación, Dirección de Publicaciones. 1980. p. 22. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

v t e Heads of state of El Salvador
Post-independence (1821–1823)	Barriere Delgado Filísola Codallos Consultive Junta^‡ Prado^†
Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841)	J. Rodríguez Prado J. V. Villacorta Prado Cornejo J. D. Villacorta Cornejo Morazán^† J. San Martín Prado J. San Martín C. Salazar^† G. Salazar^† Escolán^† Silva Espinoza F. Gómez Vigil T. Menéndez Vigil T. Menéndez Cañas^† Morazán Silva^† Cañas^† Ramírez^† Lindo^†
Republic of El Salvador (1841–1931)	Lindo^† Arce^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán D. Villacorta^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán C. Molina^† Arce^† C. Molina^† Arce^† Palacios^† Malespín Palacios^† J. E. Guzmán Palacios^† Aguilar Palacios^† Aguilar Medina^† Quirós^† Vasconcelos R. Rodríguez^† Vasconcelos Dueñas^† Quirós^† Dueñas J. M. San Martín^† Dueñas V. Gómez^† J. M. San Martín Dueñas^† Campo Dueñas^† Campo Zepeda^† Santín Barrios^† Santín J. E. Guzmán^† Peralta^† Barrios Dueñas González Méndez^† González del Valle Zaldívar Guirola^† Zaldívar Figueroa^† Rosales^† F. Menéndez C. Ezeta A. Ezeta^† Gutiérrez Regalado Escalón Figueroa M. Araujo C. Meléndez^† Quiñónez^† C. Meléndez Quiñónez^† J. Meléndez Quiñónez P. Romero A. Araujo
Military presidents (1931–1979)	Civic Directory^‡ Hernández Martínez^† A. Menéndez^† Hernández Martínez A. Menéndez^† Aguirre^† Castaneda Revolutionary Council of Government^‡ Osorio Lemus Junta of Government^‡ Civic-Military Directory^‡ Cordón^† Rivera F. Sánchez A. Molina C. Romero
Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992)	Revolutionary Government Junta^‡ Magaña Duarte Cristiani
Post-Civil War (since 1992)	Cristiani Calderón Flores Saca Funes S. Sánchez Bukele C. Rodríguez^†
^† – Acting or provisional president ^‡ – Military junta