Majors' Coup

Majors' Coup
Majors' Coup
Part of Military dictatorship in El Salvador
Date	14 December 1948
Location	San Salvador, El Salvador
Caused by	President Salvador Castaneda Castro's attempt to extend his term in office
Goals	Deposition of Castaneda Castro; Establishment of a military junta
Methods	Coup d'état; Shelling of the Presidential Palace
Resulted in	Coup successful Castaneda Castro deposed and imprisoned; Establishment of the Revolutionary Council of Government; Abrogation of the 1886 Constitution;
Parties
Government of El Salvador National Police;	Armed Forces of El Salvador (Rebel faction) Juventud Militar; First Artillery Regiment;
Lead figures
	Salvador Castaneda Castro (POW); Gen. Mauro Espínola Castro Manuel de Jesús Córdova; Óscar Osorio; Óscar Bolaños
Casualties
Death	4 civilians
Injuries	10 civilians
Arrested	President Castaneda Castro

The Majors' Coup (Spanish: Golpe de los Mayores), also known as the 1948 Salvadoran coup d'état or the Revolution of 1948 (Revolución del 48), was a coup d'état in El Salvador that took place on 14 December 1948. Junior officers of the Salvadoran Army successfully deposed President General Salvador Castaneda Castro, who had attempted to extend his term in office. The coup marked the end of the conservative "martinist" era and the beginning of a period of military reformism dominated by the Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification (PRUD).