Álvaro Magaña
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Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja (October 8, 1925, Ahuachapán
, El Salvador
– July 10, 2001) was the President of El Salvador
from 1982 to 1984, and member of the Nationalist Republican Alliance
(ARENA). He received his Masters degree from the University of Chicago
in 1995. He was a bank president before the election of 1982. He was sworn in by Roberto D'Aubuisson
after the U.S.
refused to honor his election due to his alleged connections with the death squads. Magaña was elected by the Assembly of the Republic, for not even the Vice-Presidential candidate was allowed to take office. His inauguration as President on May 2, 1982, marked the beginning of elected government in El Salvador
after the junta of 1979-1980.
Ahuachapán
Ahuachapán is a city and municipality and the capital of the Ahuachapán Department in western El Salvador. The municipality including the city covers an area of 244.84 km² and as of 2007 has a population of 110,511 people...
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
– July 10, 2001) was the President of El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
from 1982 to 1984, and member of 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). He received his Masters degree from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1995. He was a bank president before the election of 1982. He was sworn in by Roberto D'Aubuisson
Roberto D'Aubuisson
Major Roberto D'Aubuisson Arrieta was the Salvadoran Army officer and political leader who founded the Nationalist Republican Alliance , which he led from 1980 to 1985...
after the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
refused to honor his election due to his alleged connections with the death squads. Magaña was elected by the Assembly of the Republic, for not even the Vice-Presidential candidate was allowed to take office. His inauguration as President on May 2, 1982, marked the beginning of elected government in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
after the junta of 1979-1980.