State

El Salvador

sovereign state in Central America

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1841–1944
Founded
1841
Capital
San Salvador
Government
republic, representative democracy, presidential system
Languages
Spanish
Preceded by
State of El Salvador

Overview

El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a sovereign nation in Central America. Situated along the Pacific coast, it is bounded by Guatemala to the northwest and Honduras to the northeast. The country's political, economic, and cultural center is its capital and largest municipality, San Salvador. As of 2024, El Salvador's population was estimated at approximately 6 million inhabitants.

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All rulers (48)

  1. Francisco Morazán1839–1840
  2. Francisco Malespín1844–1845
  3. Fermín Palacios1844
  4. Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán1845–1846
  5. Fermín Palacios1845
  6. Fermín Palacios1846
  7. Doroteo Vasconcelos1848–1850
  8. José Félix Quirós1848
  9. Ramón Rodríguez1850
  10. Doroteo Vasconcelos1850–1851
  11. José Félix Quirós1851
  12. Francisco Dueñas Díaz1851–1852
  13. José María San Martín1852
  14. Francisco Dueñas Díaz1852–1854
  15. Vicente Gómez1854
  16. José María San Martín1854–1856
  17. Rafael Campo1856–1858
  18. Francisco Dueñas Díaz1856
  19. Lorenzo Zepeda1858
  20. Miguel Santín del Castillo1858–1859
  21. Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán1859
  22. Gerardo Barrios1859–1863
  23. José María Peralta1859
  24. José María Peralta1860–1861
  25. Francisco Dueñas Díaz1863–1871
  26. Santiago González1871–1876
  27. Andrés del Valle1876
  28. Rafael Zaldívar1876–1885
  29. Francisco Menéndez Valdivieso1885–1890
  30. Fernando Figueroa1885
  31. Carlos Ezeta1890–1894
  32. Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez1894–1895
  33. Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez1895–1898
  34. Tomás Regalado1898–1903
  35. Pedro José Escalón1903–1907
  36. Fernando Figueroa1907–1911
  37. Manuel Enrique Araujo1911–1913
  38. Carlos Meléndez Ramírez1913–1914
  39. Alfonso Quiñónez Molina1914–1915
  40. Carlos Meléndez Ramírez1915–1918
  41. Alfonso Quiñónez Molina1918–1919
  42. Jorge Meléndez Ramírez1919–1923
  43. Alfonso Quiñónez Molina1923–1927
  44. Pío Romero Bosque1927–1931
  45. Maximiliano Hernández Martínez1931–1944
  46. Arturo Araujo1931
  47. Andrés Ignacio Menéndez1934–1935
  48. Andrés Ignacio Menéndez1944

Records (20)

  1. 1811 — 1811 Independence MovementRebellion
  2. 1826–1829 — First Central American Civil WarWar
  3. 1832 — Salvadoran Campaign of 1832War
  4. 1844–1845 — Malespín's WarWar
  5. 1845 — Siege of ComayaguaSiege
  6. 1863 — Battle of CoatepequeBattle
  7. 1863 — Siege of Santa AnaSiege
  8. 1863 — Battle of San FelipeBattle · Nicaragua ▸ El Salvador
  9. 1871 — Honduran-Salvadoran War of 1871War
  10. 1871 — Battle of PasaquinaBattle · El Salvador ▸ Honduras
  11. 1876 — Battle of ApanecaBattle · Guatemala ▸ El Salvador
  12. 1876 — Battle of PasaquinaBattle · Guatemala ▸ El Salvador
  13. 1885 — Battle of ChalchuapaBattle
  14. 1885 — Barrios' War of ReunificationWar
  15. 1885 — Convenio de San AndrésTreaty
  16. 1894 — Revolution of the 44Revolution
  17. 1895 — Amapala PactTreaty
  18. 1906 — Guatemalan-Salvadoran war of 1906War
  19. 1922 — Christmas Day MassacreMassacre
  20. 1932 — 1932 Salvadoran peasant massacreRebellion

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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