Manuel Adriano Vilanova
Manuel Adriano Vilanova Córdova | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 March 1945 – 14 December 1948 | |
| President | Salvador Castaneda Castro |
| Preceded by | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez |
| Succeeded by | José María Peralta Salazar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1873 San Miguel, El Salvador |
| Political party | Unification Social Democratic Party |
Dr. Manuel Adriano Vilanova Córdova was a physician and politician from El Salvador who was Vice President of El Salvador during the presidency of general Salvador Castaneda Castro.
Vilanova was born on 18 August 1873 in San Miguel.[1] He was educated at University of El Salvador and graduated as doctor of medicine in 1906.[1] He was a pediatrician.[2] He worked as professor at the Universidad Nacional. Vilanova was the co-founder of Sanatorio de Tuberculosis Nacional.[1] He was a public health director.
Vilanova was elected alongside general Salvador Castaneda Castro in the elections of February 1945.[3] He served as Vice President of El Salvador from 1 March 1945 to 14 December 1948.[2][4] In addition to vice presidency, Vilanova was the director general of the ministry of health,[5] and also the mayor of San Salvador from 1947 to 1948. He was overthrown in a coup alongside Castaneda Castro.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Biographical Encyclopedia of the World". Institute for Research in Biography. 1948.
- ^ a b Meyer, Carlos Infante (2000). "Historia de la medicina en El Salvador" (in Spanish). Ancalmo Internacional.
- ^ Prendes, Julio Adolfo Rey (2008). "De la dictadura militar a la democracia, 1931-1994: memorias de un político salvadoreño" (in Spanish). J.A. Rey Prendes.
- ^ Leistenschneider, María (1980). "Gobernantes de El Salvador: biografías" (in Spanish). Publicaciones del Ministerio del Interior.
- ^ "Newsletter. v. 93-117 1946-47". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/uc1.$c117175.
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