José Napoleón Duarte
José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes (November 23, 1925 – February 23, 1990) was a Salvadoran politician. He served as President of El Salvador from 1984 to 1989. He was mayor of San Salvador before running for president in 1972.
José Napoleón Duarte | |
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 José Napoleón Duarte in 1987 | |
| President of El Salvador | |
| In office June 1, 1984 – June 1, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Álvaro Magaña |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Cristiani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Napoléon Duarte Fuentes November 23, 1925 Santa Ana, El Salvador |
| Died | February 23, 1990 (aged 64) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Inés Durán de Duarte |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
| Profession | politician, military |
Duarte died of stomach cancer in San Salvador at the age of 64.[1]
José Napoleón Duarte Media
Duarte at a Christian Democratic Party press conference during the Salvadoran Civil War, 1982.
President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan with José Napoleón Duarte and Inés Durán de Duarte.
José Napoleón Duarte and his wife, First Lady Inés Durán de Duarte, in the Netherlands in 1987
José Napoleón Duarte in 1987
References
- ↑ Pace, Eric (February 24, 1990). "Jose Napoleon Duarte, Salvadoran Leader In Decade of War and Anguish, Dies at 64". The New York Times. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7D9173EF937A15751C0A966958260. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
Other websites
Media related to José Napoleón Duarte at Wikimedia Commons
- José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes: President of El Salvador Archived 2007-12-23 at the Wayback Machine CNN Cold War Profile
- Article about Herbert Sanabria's murder in 1987. Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine