1936 in El Salvador

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Last updated June 28, 2023

The following lists events that happened in 1936 in El Salvador .

Incumbents

President: Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
Vice President: Vacant

Events

January

January – The 1936 Salvadoran legislative election was held but no election results were posted.^[1]

May

May 2 – El Diario de Hoy newspaper began publication.

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The following lists events that happened in 1939 in El Salvador.

The following lists events that happened in 1944 in El Salvador.

References

↑ Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter (1997) Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, p27

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[1] Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter (1997) Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, p27

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