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Jun 1524 - 21 Sep 1821 Spanish possession of El Salvador (The Saviour), subordinated to New Spain

05 Nov 1811 Independence of San Salvador declared (not recognised)

21 Sep 1821 Independence declared, province of San Salvador

part of Kingdom of Guatemala

11 Jan 1822 Independence from Guatemala declared

02 Dec 1822 Government requests annexation by the U.S

10 Feb 1823 Incorpoartion into Mexico

01 Jul 1823 Central America declares independence from Mexico

22 Apr 1824 - 02 Feb 1841 Constituent state of the Federal Republic ofCentral America

22 Apr 1851 - 1852 Part of Central American Federation

18 Feb 1859 República del Salvador (Republic of Salvador)

17 Sep 1896 - 15 Nov 1898 Estado de El Salvador (State of El Salvador) part of Greater Central America

15 Nov 1898 República del El Salvador (Republic of El Salvador)

01 Oct 1921 - 04 Feb 1922 Estado de El Salvador, part of restored Federation of Central America

04 Feb 1922 - República de El Salvador (Republic of El Salvador)

1980 - Jan 1992 Civil War

Rulers

Jun - 04 Jul 1524 Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras

01 Apr 1525 - 1528 Gonzalo de Alvarado y Contreras

01 Apr 1528 - 1530 Diego da Alvarado

1530 Martin Estete

1530 - 153. Luis de Moscoso

Presidents

07 Jan 1841 - 31 Jan 1842 Juan Nepomuceno Fernández Lindo y Zelaya . 1790-1857

01 Feb - 14 Apr 1842 José Escolástico Marín ................... 17..-1846

14 Apr 1842 - 31 Jan 1844 Juan José Guzman ......................... 1800-1847

01 Feb - 07 Feb 1844 Fermín Palacios Ulloa

(1st Time, acting)

07 Feb 1844 - 15 Feb 1845 Francisco Malespín Herrera ............... 1766-1846

15 Feb 1845 - 31 Jan 1846 Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán Ugalde Alvarado .. 1801-1875

01 Feb - 21 Feb 1846 Fermín Palacios Ulloa

(2nd Time, acting)

21 Feb 1846 - 31 Jan 1848 Eugenio Aguilar González Batres .......... 1804-1879

01 Feb - 03 Feb 1848 Tomás Medina Menéndez .................... 1803-1884

03 Feb - 07 Feb 1848 José Félix Quirós Sánchez ................ 1811-1883

(1st Time, acting)

07 Feb 1848 - 31 Jan 1850 Doroteo Vasconcelos Vides y Ladrón

de Guevara .............................. 1803-1883

01 Feb - 04 Feb 1850 Ramón Rodríguez

(acting)

04 Feb 1850 - 28 Feb 1851 Doroteo Vasconcelos Vides y Ladrón

de Guevara (2nd Time)

01 Mar - 03 May 1851 José Félix Quirós Sánchez

03 May 1851 - 31 Jan 1854 Francisco Dueñas Días (1st Time) ......... 1810-1884

01 Feb 1854 - 31 Jan 1856 José María San Martín y Fugón

01 Feb 1856 - 31 Jan 1858 Rafael Campo Pomar ....................... 1813-1890

07 Feb 1858 - 31 Jan 1860 Miguel Santín del Castillo y Barroeta .... 1830-1880

(deposed 1859)

12 Mar 1859 - 26 Oct 1863 José Gerardo Barrios Espinoza ............ 1813-1865

26 Oct 1863 - 15 Apr 1871 Francisco Dueñas Días .................... 1810-1884

(2nd Time, in rebellion 01 Jul 1863)

15 Apr 1871 - 31 Jan 1876 Santiago González Portillo ............... 1818-1887 Mil

01 Feb - 30 Apr 1876 Andrés del Valle Rodríguez ............... 1833-1888

01 May 1876 - 19 May 1885 Rafael Zaldívar y Lazo ................... 1834-1903

19 May - 22 Jun 1885 Fernando Figueroa (1st Time) ............. 1849-1919 Mil

15 May 1885 - 22 Jun 1890 Francisco Menéndez Valdivieso ............ 1830-1890 Mil

22 Jun 1890 - 04 Jun 1894 Carlos Basilio Ezeta y de León ........... 1852-1903 Mil

01 May 1894 - 13 Nov 1898 Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez ................. 1845-1921 Mil

14 Nov 1898 - 28 Feb 1903 Tomás Herculano de Jésus Regalado Romero . 1861-1906 Mil

01 Mar 1903 - 28 Feb 1907 Pedro José Escalón ....................... 1847-1923 Mil

01 Mar 1907 - 28 Feb 1911 Fernando Figueroa (2nd Time) Mil

01 Mar 1911 - 09 Feb 1913 Miguel Enrique Araujo Rodríguez .......... 1865-1913 Mil

09 Feb 1913 - 28 Feb 1919 Carlos Menéndez Ramírez .................. 1861-1919

01 Mar 1919 - 28 Feb 1923 Jorge Menéndez Ramírez ................... 1871-1953

01 Mar 1923 - 28 Feb 1927 Alfonso Quiñónez Molina .................. 1874-1950

01 Mar 1927 - 28 Feb 1931 Pío Romero Bosque ........................ 1860-1935

01 Mar - 04 Dec 1931 Arturo Araujo Fujardo .................... 1878-1967

04 Dec 1931 - 09 May 1944 Maximiliano Hernández Martínez ........... 1882-1966 Mil

09 May - 21 Oct 1944 Andrés Ignacio Menéndez .................. 1879-1962 Mil

21 Oct 1944 - 28 Feb 1945 Osmín Aguirre y Salinas .................. 1889-1977 Mil

01 Mar 1945 - 14 Dec 1948 Salvador Castañeda Castro ................ 1888-1965 Mil

15 Dec 1948 - 14 Sep 1950 Revolutionary Council

- Manuel de Jesús Córdova Rodríguez ........ 1894-19.. Mil

- Óscar Osorio Hernández ................... 1910-1969 Mil

- Reynaldo Galindo Pohl .................... 1918-2012 Mil

- José Óscar Adán Bolaños Estrada .......... 1912-1996 Mil

- Humberto Costa ........................... 1906-19.. Mil

14 Sep 1950 - 14 Sep 1956 Óscar Osorio Hernández ................... (s.a)

14 Sep 1956 - 26 Oct 1960 José María Lemus López ................... 1911-1993 Mil

26 Oct 1960 - 25 Jan 1961 Junta of Government

- Miguel Ángel Castillo .................... 1915-1967 Mil

- Fabillo Castillo Figueroa ................ 1921-2012

- Ricardo Falla Cáceres .................... 1921-1990

- René Fortín Magaña ....................... 1931-2020

- Rubén Alonso Rosales Soriano ............. 1925-2000 Mil

- César Yanes Urías ........................ 1931- Mil

25 Jan 1961 - 25 Jan 1962 Civil-Military Directory

- Aníbal Portillo Gonzalez ................. 1914-2010

- Feliciano Avelar ......................... 1919-

- José Antonio Rodríguez Porth ............. 1915-1989

- José Francisco Valiente .................. 1911-1988

- Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo .......... 1921-1973 Mil

- Mariano Castro Morán ..................... 1916-2005

25 Jan - 30 Jun 1962 Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea ............... 1899-1966

01 Jul 1962 - 30 Jun 1967 Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo .......... (s.a)

01 Jul 1967 - 30 Jun 1972 Fidel Sánchez Hernández .................. 1917-2003 Mil

01 Jul 1972 - 30 Jun 1977 Col. Arturo Armando Molina Barraza ....... 1927-2021 Mil

01 Jul 1977 - 15 Oct 1979 Carlos Humberto Romero Mena .............. 1924-2017 Mil

15 Oct 1979 - 22 Dec 1980 Revolutionary Junta

- Adolfo Arnoldo Majano Ramos .............. 1938-

- Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez Avendaño ........... 1936-2012

- Román Antonio Mayorga Quirós ............. 1942-

(17 Oct 1979 - 05 Jan 1980)

- Guillermo Manuel Ungo Revelo ............. 1931-1991

(17 Oct 1979 - 05 Jan 1980)

- Mario Antonio Andino Gómez ............... 1936-2014

(17 Oct 1979 - 05 Jan 1980)

- José Antonio Morales Ehrlich ............. 1935-2021

(from 09 Jan 1980)

- José Ramón Ávalos Navarrete .............. 1933-2021

(from 09 Jan 1980)

- Héctor Miguel Antonio Dada ............... 1938-

(10 Jan - 03 Mar 1980)

22 Dec 1980 - 02 May 1982 José Napoleón Duarto Fuentas (1st Time) .. 1925-1990 PDC

(member of the Revolutionary Junta from 10 Mar 1980)

02 May 1982 - 31 May 1984 Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja .............. 1925-2001 PDC

01 Jun 1984 - 31 May 1989 José Napoleón Duarto Fuentas (2nd Time)

01 Jun 1989 - 31 May 1994 Alfredo Félix Cristiani Burkard .......... 1947- ARENA

01 Jun 1994 - 31 May 1999 Armando Calderón Sol ..................... 1948-2017 ARENA

01 Jun 1999 - 31 May 2004 Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez ......... 1959-2016 ARENA

01 Jun 2004 - 31 May 2009 Elías Antonio Saca González .............. 1965- ARENA

01 Jun 2009 - 31 May 2014 Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena .......... 1959- FMLN

01 Jun 2014 - 31 May 2019 Salvador Sánchez Cerén ................... 1944- FMLN

01 Jun 2019 - Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez ............... 1981- GANA

01 Dec 2023 - Claudia Juana Rodríguez de Guevara ....... 1980-

(acting for Bukele)

ARENA=Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (National Republican Alliance, right-wing)

FMLN=Frente Farabundo Martí Liberación Nacional, Social-democratic, leftist)

GANA=Gran Alianza por la Unitad Nacional (Grand Alliance for National Unity, conservative)

PDC=Partido Democráta Cristiano (Christian Democratic Party)