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Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja (8 October 1925 – 10 July 2001) was a Salvadoran politician, lawyer, and economist who was the 35th president of El Salvador from 1982 to 1984.
Álvaro Magaña | |
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.png) Magaña in 1983 | |
| 35th President of El Salvador | |
| In office 2 May 1982 – 1 June 1984 Provisional President | |
| Vice President | Raúl Molina Martínez Mauricio Gutiérrez Castro Pablo Mauricio Alvergue |
| Preceded by | José Napoleón Duarte as president of the Revolutionary Government Junta |
| Succeeded by | José Napoleón Duarte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja 8 October 1925 Ahuachapán, El Salvador |
| Died | 10 July 2001 (aged 75) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Party | Democratic Action Party |
| Spouse | Concha Marina de Magaña |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer, economist |
Biography
editHe was born to a wealthy family in Ahuachapán, El Salvador, before his family moved to San Salvador when he was 10. He studied law at the University of El Salvador before going on to receive his master's degree in economics from the University of Chicago.[1][2] He ran for president a first time in the 1967 election. He was president of the largest mortgage bank of El Salvador (Banco Hipotecario) before the 1982 election. He was sworn in by the President of the Constituent Assembly Roberto D'Aubuisson.[citation needed]
His inauguration as president on May 2, 1982, marked the beginning of elected government in El Salvador after the junta of 1979–1982.[citation needed]
In 1982, the Salvadoran political parties decided that it was time to move on from the rule of the Revolutionary Government Junta (JRG) and decided to install Magaña as head of state.[citation needed]
Soon afterward, both political parties met at Magaña's farm in Apaneca and decided that under Magaña's provisional government, both parties would share in the ministerial posts.[3]
José Napoleón Duarte willingly relinquished his power as head of state and head of the Junta to Magaña briefly and instead focused on building up his own Christian Democratic Party with the help of the United States and planned to take back power in the 1984 elections.[4][5]
He died in San Salvador on 10 July 2001.[6]
References
edit- ↑ "MAN IN THE NEWS; NEW LEADER IN SALVADOR". New York Times. 30 April 1982. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Alvaro Magana -- New President of El Salvador". United Press International. 3 May 1982. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ Stanley, 232
- ↑ Stanley, 233
- ↑ Stanley, William (1996). The Protection Racket State: Elite Politics, Military Extortion, and Civil War in El Salvador. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. pp. 218, 232, 236. ISBN 1566393922.
- ↑ "Dr. Álvaro Magaña Borja". La Prensa Gráfica. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
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