Duarte, Jose Napoleon b. November 23, 1925 d. February 23, 1990 El Salvadorian President. A Christian Democrat, he was mayor of San Salvador (1964–70). In 1972, Duarte was elected president, but was exiled by the army. He was allowed to return (1979), and in 1980 was named to the ruling military junta, which later named him president. He was forced from office (1982) when the government turned to the far right. With strong U.S. backing, he became president again (1984), but failed in his promises to achieve land reform, stem death squad activity, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Lander) Cementerio Jardines del Recuerdo, San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
Ellacuría, Ignacio b. November 9, 1930 d. November 16, 1989 Theologian, Philosopher and Priest. He was born in Portugalete (País Vasco, Spain) and died in El Salvador. He was the rector of the José Simeón Cañas Central America University for over 10 years, , and a gifted intellectual with a fierce commitment to human rights. Outspokenly critical of El Salvador's extreme right and of the military which was using repression to crush its political enemies. Became a strong advocate of a negotiated solution to the war, which won him the enmity of the...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Universidad Centro Americana, San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
Massi, Enrico b. October 29, 1897 d. October 4, 1923 Aviator. Born Naples, Italy, after serving as Navy Italian pilot during World War I, he became a flight instructor. In the 1920s, he founded the National Aviation School in Honduras and then went to El Salvador, where he created the country's military flying school. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Cementerio General, San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
Romero, Oscar Arnulfo b. August 15, 1917 d. March 24, 1980 Martyred Roman Catholic Archbishop of El Salvador (1977-1980); first archbishop killed at the altar since St. Thomas Becket in 1170. Archbishop Romero was assassinated in 1980 by agents of the military dictatorship then in power in El Salvador, after the cleric denounced human rights abuses by the government. For his courageous stances, Romero became an international hero, whose statute now graces the facade of Westminster Abbey. Raul Julia portrayed the archbishop in the 1989 film, ROMERO...[Read More] Cause of death: assassinated Divine Savior of the World Cathedral, San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador Plot: Cathedral Crypt
b. November 23, 1925 d. February 23, 1990
b. October 29, 1897 d. October 4, 1923