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Brigadier General Andrés Ignacio Menéndez


President of El Salvador
In office 9 May 1944 – 20 October 1944 Provisional President
Preceded by	Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
Succeeded by	Osmín Aguirre y Salinas
In office 29 August 1934 – 1 March 1935 Provisional President
Preceded by	Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
Succeeded by	Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
Minister of National Defense
In office 1 March 1935 – 9 May 1944
Preceded by	Joaquín Valdés
Succeeded by	Fidel Cristino Garay

Personal details
Born	1 February 1879 Santa Ana, El Salvador
Died	7 June 1962 (aged 83) New York City, United States

Brigadier General Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (1 February 1879 – 7 June 1962) was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador.

He served as President of El Salvador from 29 August 1934 to 1 March 1935 and again from 9 May to 20 October 1944. He was overthrown in October 1944 by a military coup led by Col. Osmín Aguirre y Salinas and exiled to Guatemala.

Career

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Ignacio gradually rose through the ranks in the Salvadoran military, becoming second lieutenant on 18 October 1898, lieutenant on 24 March 1904, captain on 1 August 1906, captain major on 24 May, 1907, lieutenant colonel on 20 May 1911, colonel on 21 May 1915, and brigadier general on 10 August 1920.^[1]

Civil unrest broke out following the overthrow of President Hernández. In response, Menéndez declared amnesty for everyone who was part of the unrest, and thus began a national transition to democracy.^[2]

References

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^ "Araujo, Arturo (1878–1967) | Encyclopedia.com".
^ "Corte Suprema de Justicia - República de el Salvador". Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

v t e Heads of state of El Salvador
Post-independence (1821–1823)	Barriere Delgado Filísola Codallos Consultive Junta^‡ Prado^†
Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841)	J. Rodríguez Prado J. V. Villacorta Prado Cornejo J. D. Villacorta Cornejo Morazán^† J. San Martín Prado J. San Martín C. Salazar^† G. Salazar^† Escolán^† Silva Espinoza F. Gómez Vigil T. Menéndez Vigil T. Menéndez Cañas^† Morazán Silva^† Cañas^† Ramírez^† Lindo^†
Republic of El Salvador (1841–1931)	Lindo^† Arce^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán D. Villacorta^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán C. Molina^† Arce^† C. Molina^† Arce^† Palacios^† Malespín Palacios^† J. E. Guzmán Palacios^† Aguilar Palacios^† Aguilar Medina^† Quirós^† Vasconcelos R. Rodríguez^† Vasconcelos Dueñas^† Quirós^† Dueñas J. M. San Martín^† Dueñas V. Gómez^† J. M. San Martín Dueñas^† Campo Dueñas^† Campo Zepeda^† Santín Barrios^† Santín J. E. Guzmán^† Peralta^† Barrios Dueñas González Méndez^† González del Valle Zaldívar Guirola^† Zaldívar Figueroa^† Rosales^† F. Menéndez C. Ezeta A. Ezeta^† Gutiérrez Regalado Escalón Figueroa M. Araujo C. Meléndez^† Quiñónez^† C. Meléndez Quiñónez^† J. Meléndez Quiñónez P. Romero A. Araujo
Military presidents (1931–1979)	Civic Directory^‡ Hernández Martínez^† A. Menéndez^† Hernández Martínez A. Menéndez^† Aguirre^† Castaneda Revolutionary Council of Government^‡ Osorio Lemus Junta of Government^‡ Civic-Military Directory^‡ Cordón^† Rivera F. Sánchez A. Molina C. Romero
Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992)	Revolutionary Government Junta^‡ Magaña Duarte Cristiani
Post-Civil War (since 1992)	Cristiani Calderón Flores Saca Funes S. Sánchez Bukele C. Rodríguez^†
^† – Acting or provisional president ^‡ – Military junta

v t e Ministers of National Defense of El Salvador
Ulloa Gómez Bosque Cabañas Quirós Aguilar Delgado Zaldívar Morán Mora C. Ezeta Escalón A. Ezeta Amaya Angulo Amaya Castro R. López Regalado Figueroa Peralta F. Martínez Quiñónez P. Romero Bosque Barahona Córdova P. Romero Bosque Zárate P. Romero Bosque Molina M. Martínez S. López Aguirre Valdés Menéndez M. Martínez Menéndez Garay Peña Castaneda Espínola F. Rodríguez Bolaños M. Molina Parada A. Castillo A. Molina Ó. Rodríguez Díaz Aurelio Torres C. Romero F. Castillo García Vides Larios Ponce Corado Guzmán J. Martínez O. Romero J. Molina Munguía Benítez Merino

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