Awarded Order pro Merito Melitensi presented by Matthew Festing (2016).
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Salvador Sánchez Cerén
Salvador Sánchez Cerén, also known by his nom de guerre Leonel González, is a Salvadoran former politician, guerrilla commander, and school teacher who served as the 42nd president of El Salvador from 2014 to 2019. He took office on 1 June 2014, after winning the 2014 presidential election as the candidate of the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). He previously served as t…
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politics · President of El Salvador from 2014 to 2019 · politician · teacher · also Salvador Sánchez Cerén, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, Cerén
Born 18 June 1944 · Q936831
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2014· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of El Salvador (2014–2019).
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2012· 1 entry
Sánchez Cerén announced his intention to run for president of El Salvador in the 2014 presidential election
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2011· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Five Volcanoes presented by Rafael Espada (2011).
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2009· 1 entry
Career landmark: Vice President of El Salvador (2009–2014).
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2007· 1 entry
Reformist FMLN journalist and aspiring presidential candidate Mauricio Funes selected Sánchez Cerén, an orthodox FMLN member, as his vice presidential candidate for the 2009 presidential election
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1983· 1 entry
Sánchez Cerén became the leader of the Farabundo Martí Popular Liberation Forces after its previous leader, Cayetano Carpio, committed suicide in Managua, Nicaragua
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1980· 1 entry
Following the start of the Salvadoran Civil War in 1979, Sánchez Cerén adopted the pseudonym Commander Leonel González, as he was also appointed to the position of comandante or commander
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1972· 1 entry
Sánchez Cerén joined the Farabundo Martí Popular Liberation Forces (FPL) militant organization
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1944· 1 entry
Born 1944-06-18.
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