1979 in El Salvador
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The following lists events that happened in 1979 in El Salvador.
Incumbents
- President: Carlos Humberto Romero (until October 15), Revolutionary Government Junta (starting October 15)
- Vice President: Julio Ernesto Astacio (until October 15), Vacant (starting October 15)
Events
File:Primera Junta Revolucionaria de Gobierno. (1979 1980 ).gif
Members of the Revolutionary Government Junta in 1979.
October
- October 15 - The Armed Forces of El Salvador deposed President Humberto Romero in a military coup d'état and established the Revolutionary Government Junta.[1] The Salvadoran Civil War began.
Deaths
- January 20 - Octavio Ortiz, Catholic priest (b. 1944)
- June 20 - Rafael Palacios, Catholic priest (b. ?)
- August 4 - Napoleón Macías, Catholic priest (b. ?)[2]
References
- ^ "El Salvador - The Reformist Coup of 1979". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ Tombs, Oliver (1999). "Oscar Romero and Resurrection Hope". Resurrection. Continuum. p. 227. ISBN 9781841270166.