Armando Calderón Sol
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Armando Calderón Sol was President
of El Salvador
from June 1, 1994 to June 1, 1999, representing the Nationalist Republican Alliance
(ARENA).
, on June 24, 1948.
Armando Calderón Sol attended the exclusive primary and secondary school Colegio Externado San José, graduating in 1966. In 1977, Calderón Sol received a graduate degree in Jurisprudence
and Social Sciences from Universidad Nacional de El Salvador. He is a lawyer, a businessman, and one of the founders of ARENA (September 1981).
During his term as Mayor in San Salvador from 1988 to 1994 he built the Monument to "Hermano Lejano" at the end of the Comalapa Highway and Blvd. Los Proceres and also built the bust monuments along the Proceres Boulevard. He promoted physical exercise and initiated a bicycle circuit in the San Jacinto neighborhood on Avenida Cuba.
Later when he ran for president in 1994 he won the presidential office during the second elections against the Leftist candidate Dr. Ruben Zamora from the CD-FMLN coalition. Calderón Sol is acknowledged in the press for restoring the status-quo after the civil war
, which ended on January 16, 1992. He advocated the privatization of state-owned telephone companies and pension funds to try to stimulate the economy and modernize the country's infrastructure
. He is also known for having officially suggested a series of reforms to convert El Salvador into a large scale maquila, something that implied removing trade barriers and support/protection to/of agriculture. This would eventually ruin local farmers, create migration to larger cities (and abroad, especially the US) and create a cheaper labor supply for the maquilas. Calderón Sol is also credited with the integration of former guerrillas
combatants back into civilian life. He is also known for having initiated the privatization of the telecommunications company Antel
, as well as the electrical works CAESS (Compañía de Alumbrado Público de El Salvador), public hospitals and pension funds. He followed president Alfredo Cristiani
's neoliberal approach, and his structural adjustment programs.
Extended biography of Armando Calderón Sol at Fundación CIDOB
President of El Salvador
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of El Salvador
El Salvador
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from June 1, 1994 to June 1, 1999, representing the Nationalist Republican Alliance
Nationalist Republican Alliance
The Nationalist Republican Alliance is a conservative political party in El Salvador. It was founded on September 30, 1981, by Roberto D'Aubuisson, in order to oppose the reformist military junta that was ruling El Salvador at the time...
(ARENA).
Biography
Armando Calderón Sol was born in San SalvadorSan Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
, on June 24, 1948.
Armando Calderón Sol attended the exclusive primary and secondary school Colegio Externado San José, graduating in 1966. In 1977, Calderón Sol received a graduate degree in Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal theorists , hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions...
and Social Sciences from Universidad Nacional de El Salvador. He is a lawyer, a businessman, and one of the founders of ARENA (September 1981).
During his term as Mayor in San Salvador from 1988 to 1994 he built the Monument to "Hermano Lejano" at the end of the Comalapa Highway and Blvd. Los Proceres and also built the bust monuments along the Proceres Boulevard. He promoted physical exercise and initiated a bicycle circuit in the San Jacinto neighborhood on Avenida Cuba.
Later when he ran for president in 1994 he won the presidential office during the second elections against the Leftist candidate Dr. Ruben Zamora from the CD-FMLN coalition. Calderón Sol is acknowledged in the press for restoring the status-quo after the civil war
Civil war
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic, or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly-united nation state....
, which ended on January 16, 1992. He advocated the privatization of state-owned telephone companies and pension funds to try to stimulate the economy and modernize the country's infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
. He is also known for having officially suggested a series of reforms to convert El Salvador into a large scale maquila, something that implied removing trade barriers and support/protection to/of agriculture. This would eventually ruin local farmers, create migration to larger cities (and abroad, especially the US) and create a cheaper labor supply for the maquilas. Calderón Sol is also credited with the integration of former guerrillas
Guerrilla warfare
Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare and refers to conflicts in which a small group of combatants including, but not limited to, armed civilians use military tactics, such as ambushes, sabotage, raids, the element of surprise, and extraordinary mobility to harass a larger and...
combatants back into civilian life. He is also known for having initiated the privatization of the telecommunications company Antel
ANTEL
ANTEL is Uruguay's government-owned telecommunications company, founded in 1974. The company has a monopoly of landline telephony and data services in the country...
, as well as the electrical works CAESS (Compañía de Alumbrado Público de El Salvador), public hospitals and pension funds. He followed president Alfredo Cristiani
Alfredo Cristiani
Alfredo Félix Cristiani Burkard, popularly known as Alfredo Cristiani was President of El Salvador from 1989 to 1994....
's neoliberal approach, and his structural adjustment programs.
External links
http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/19990703/Extended biography of Armando Calderón Sol at Fundación CIDOB