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Mauricio Funes
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President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014
Mauricio Funes was the president of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014, serving during a significant period in the country's recent history. His presidency is noteworthy because it marked an important political transition in El Salvador's post-civil war era.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mauricio
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nicaragua
- Place of birth
- San Salvador
- Place of death
- Managua
- Spouse
- Vanda Pignato
- Occupation
- journalist
- Position held
- President of El Salvador
- Educated at
- Central American University, San Salvador
- Political party
- Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Official website
- www.mauriciofunestv.com
- Image
- Mauricio Funes (Brasilia, May 2008).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Convicted of
- political corruption
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- Commons category
- Mauricio Funes
- date of birth
- 1959-10-18
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- Mauricio Funes
- name in native language
- Mauricio Funes
- candidacy in election
- 2009 Salvadoran presidential election
- P10632
- Mauricio Funes
- birth name
- Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena
- date of death
- 2025-01-21
- cause of death
- falling
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Encyclopedic overview
Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena (18 October 1959 – 21 January 2025) was a Salvadoran politician and journalist who served as the 41st president of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014. Funes won the 2009 presidential election as the candidate of the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN).
Funes resided in exile in Nicaragua from 2016 until his death, while his immediate family continues to reside there, following allegations of criminal conduct during his tenure. In July 2023, he was placed under sanctions by the United States Department of State following his conviction in absentia for negotiations related to the gang truces he made while in office, illicit enrichment, and tax evasion. Funes died in exile in Nicaragua in 2025.
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