1918 in El Salvador

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Last updated November 25, 2024

The following lists events that happened in 1918 in El Salvador .

Incumbents

President: Carlos Meléndez Ramírez (until December 21), Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (starting December 21)^[1]
Vice President: Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (until December 21), Vacant (starting December 21)

Events

December

21 December – Carlos Meléndez Ramírez resigned as President and was succeeded by Alfonso Quiñónez Molina as Acting President.^[1]

Related Research Articles

Carlos Meléndez Ramírez was a Salvadoran politician who served as the president of El Salvador from 1913 to 1914 and again from 1915 to 1918. He also served as the president of the Legislative Assembly from 1912 to 1913.

Alfonso Quiñónez Molina was the President of El Salvador from 21 December 1918 to 28 February 1919 and from 1 March 1923 to 28 February 1927.

Pío Romero Bosque, contemporarily referred to as Don Pío, was a Salvadoran politician and lawyer who served as president of El Salvador from 1927 to 1931. He had previously served as Alfonso Quiñónez Molina's vice president from 1923 to 1927 and as El Salvador's minister of war, the navy, and aviation from 1919 to 1927. He also previously served as the minister of governance, development, and public instruction from 1903 to 1907 and as the president of the Supreme Court of Justice from 1914 to 1919.

Arturo Araujo Fajardo was a Salvadoran politician and engineer who served as the president of El Salvador from 1 March 1931 to 2 December 1931. He was overthrown in a military coup led by junior officers, and was forced to flee the country for Guatemala.

La Matanza refers to a communist-indigenous rebellion that took place in El Salvador between 22 and 25 January 1932. After the revolt was suppressed, it was followed by large-scale government killings in western El Salvador, which resulted in the deaths of 10,000 to 40,000 people. Another 100 soldiers were killed during the suppression of the revolt.

A presidential election was held in El Salvador between 13 and 15 January 1919 when Salvadorans elected their next president to serve a four-year term from 1919 to 1923. In the election, Jorge Meléndez defeated opponents Pío Romero Bosque and Arturo Araujo and was elected as the country's president; Alfonso Quiñónez Molina, the then-provisional president, was elected as Jorge Meléndez's vice president.

The Salvadoran military dictatorship was the period of time in Salvadoran history where the Salvadoran Armed Forces governed the country for almost 48 years from 2 December 1931 until 15 October 1979. The authoritarian military dictatorship limited political rights throughout the country and maintained its governance through rigged elections.

The following lists events that happened in 1913 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1914 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1915 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1916 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1917 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1919 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1920 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1921 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1922 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1923 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1924 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1926 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1927 in El Salvador.

References

1 2 "Elections and Events 1900–1934". University of California, San Diego . Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

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[UoC-1] 1 2 "Elections and Events 1900–1934". University of California, San Diego . Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

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