Andrés Ignacio Menéndez
Andrés Ignacio Menéndez | |
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President of El Salvador | |
In office 9 May 1944 – 20 October 1944 Provisional President | |
Preceded by | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez |
Succeeded by | Osmín Aguirre y Salinas |
In office 29 August 1934 – 1 March 1935 Provisional President | |
Preceded by | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez |
Succeeded by | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez |
Minister of National Defense | |
In office 1 March 1935 – 9 May 1944 | |
Preceded by | Joaquín Valdés |
Succeeded by | Fidel Cristino Garay |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 February 1879 Santa Ana, El Salvador |
Died | 7 June 1962 (aged 83) New York City, United States |
Brigadier General Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (1 February 1879 – 7 June 1962) was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador.
He served as President of El Salvador from 29 August 1934 to 1 March 1935 and again from 9 May to 20 October 1944. He was overthrown in October 1944 by a military coup led by Col. Osmín Aguirre y Salinas and exiled to Guatemala.
Career
Ignacio gradually rose through the ranks in the Salvadoran military, becoming second lieutenant on 18 October 1898, lieutenant on 24 March 1904, captain on 1 August 1906, captain major on 24 May, 1907, lieutenant colonel on 20 May 1911, colonel on 21 May 1915, and brigadier general on 10 August 1920.[1]
Civil unrest broke out following the overthrow of President Hernández. In response, Menéndez declared amnesty for everyone who was part of the unrest, and thus began a national transition to democracy.[2]
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- Arce†
- Marín†
- J. J. Guzmán
- D. Villacorta†
- Marín†
- J. J. Guzmán
- C. Molina†
- Arce†
- C. Molina†
- Arce†
- Palacios†
- Malespín
- Palacios†
- J. E. Guzmán
- Palacios†
- Aguilar
- Palacios†
- Aguilar
- Medina†
- Quirós†
- Vasconcelos
- R. Rodríguez†
- Vasconcelos
- Dueñas†
- Quirós†
- Dueñas
- J. M. San Martín†
- Dueñas
- V. Gómez†
- J. M. San Martín
- Dueñas†
- Campo
- Dueñas†
- Campo
- Zepeda†
- Santín
- Barrios†
- Santín
- J. E. Guzmán†
- Peralta†
- Barrios
- Dueñas
- González
- Méndez†
- González
- del Valle
- Zaldívar
- Guirola†
- Zaldívar
- Figueroa†
- Rosales†
- F. Menéndez
- C. Ezeta
- A. Ezeta†
- Gutiérrez
- Regalado
- Escalón
- Figueroa
- M. Araujo
- C. Meléndez†
- Quiñónez†
- C. Meléndez
- Quiñónez†
- J. Meléndez
- Quiñónez
- P. Romero
- A. Araujo
- Civic Directory‡
- Hernández Martínez†
- A. Menéndez†
- Hernández Martínez
- A. Menéndez†
- Aguirre†
- Castaneda
- Revolutionary Council of Government‡
- Osorio
- Lemus
- Junta of Government‡
- Civic-Military Directory‡
- Cordón†
- Rivera
- F. Sánchez
- A. Molina
- C. Romero
- † – Acting or provisional president
- ‡ – Military junta
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