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Juan José Guzmán

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Juan José Guzmán
1st President of El Salvador
In office
14 April 1842 – 1 February 1844
Vice PresidentPedro José Arce y Fagoaga
Succeeded byFermín Palacios
Personal details
BornJuly 1797
La Unión, El Salvador
Died19 October 1847(1847-10-19) (aged 50)
SpouseRita Guzmán Cisneros
ProfessionGeneral

General Juan José Guzmán (July 1797, La Unión – 19 October 1847[1]) was the first President of El Salvador from 14 April 1842 to 1 February 1844.[2][3] He died on 19 October 1847 aged 50.

Presidency

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Guzman was the first President of El Salvador and first with non consecutive terms. He was also conservative. During his tenure, he led the coalition against Costa Rica, where Francisco Morazán had very briefly gained the presidency. Guzmán was later assassinated in 1847.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Leistenschneider, María; Leistenschneider, Freddy (1980). Períodos presidenciales y constituciones federales y políticas de El Salvador. San Salvador: Ministerio de Educación, Dirección de Publicaciones. p. 14.
  2. ^ Perez, O.J. (2016). Historical Dictionary of El Salvador. Historical Dictionaries of the Americas. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-8108-8020-7. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Presidencia de El Salvador". Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Histoire et Philatélie El Salvador" (PDF). Academy Belgium (in French). 2007.
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Political offices
Preceded by President of El Salvador
1842–1844
Succeeded by