1979 in El Salvador

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See also:	Other events of 1979 ; Timeline of Salvadoran history ;

Last updated October 25, 2025

The following lists events that happened in 1979 in El Salvador .

Incumbents

President: Carlos Humberto Romero (until 15 October), Revolutionary Government Junta (starting 15 October)
Vice President: Julio Ernesto Astacio (until 15 October), Vacant (starting 15 October)

Events

October

15 October – 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

20 January – Octavio Ortiz, Catholic priest (b. 1944)
20 June – Rafael Palacios, Catholic priest (b. ?)
4 August – 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.

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[countrystudies-1] "El Salvador - The Reformist Coup of 1979". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2019-10-11.

[2] Tombs, Oliver (1999). "Oscar Romero and Resurrection Hope". Resurrection. Continuum. p. 227. ISBN 9781841270166.

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