Álvaro Magaña
(Redirected from Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja)
Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja (October 8 1925, Ahuachapán, El Salvador – July 10 2001) was the President of El Salvador from 1982 to 1984. He was a Bank President before the election of 1982. He was sworn in by Roberto D'Aubuisson after the U.S. refused to honor his election, due to his connections with the Death Squads. Magaña was elected by the Assembly of the Republic, for not even the Vice-Presidential candidate was allowed to take office. His inauguration as President on May 2 of 1982 marked the beginning of elected Government existing in El Salvador after the junta of 1979-1980.
| Preceded by: Revolutionary Government Junta | Presidents of El Salvador 1982–1984 | Succeeded by: José Napoleón Duarte |
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