José Napoleón Duarte
José Napoleón Duarte | |
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Duarte in 1987 | |
| 74th President of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 June 1984 – 1 June 1989 | |
| Vice President | Rodolfo Castillo |
| Preceded by | Álvaro Magaña (provisional) |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Cristiani |
| 3rd President of the Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador | |
| In office 13 December 1980 – 2 May 1982 | |
| Vice President | Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez |
| Preceded by | Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez (as chairman) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador | |
| In office 3 March 1980 – 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Pérez Cuntaspana |
| Succeeded by | Fidel Chávez Mena |
| 110th Mayor of San Salvador | |
| In office March 1964 – 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Fidel Novoa Arciniegas |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Herrera Rebello |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes 23 November 1925 Santa Ana, El Salvador |
| Died | 23 February 1990 (aged 64) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Resting place | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Inés Durán de Duarte |
| Education | Liceo Salvadoreño |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame University of El Salvador |
| Occupation | Politician |
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José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes (23 November 1925 – 23 February 1990) was a Salvadoran politician who served as President of El Salvador from 1984 to 1989 during the Salvadoran Civil War. He was mayor of San Salvador before running for president in 1972. He lost, but the election is widely viewed as fraudulent. Following a coup d'état in 1979, Duarte led the subsequent civil-military Junta from 1980 to 1982. He was then elected president in 1984, defeating ARENA party leader Roberto D'Aubuisson.
Supported by the American Reagan Administration and the Central Intelligence Agency, his time in office occurred during the worst years of the Salvadoran Civil War, which saw numerous abuses and massacres of the civilian population by the Salvadoran security forces and the death squads linked to them.