Permanent year factsheet

El Salvador in 1979

Name: El Salvador in 1979 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for El Salvador in 1979, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records

5Events

4Named people

1Places

4Categories

Historical records

October

15 October 1979Civilian Junta MemberGuillermo Manuel Ungo

San Salvador · Government / Revolutionary Government Junta

Ungo joins the first Revolutionary Government Junta as a civilian member

15 October 1979Deposed in CoupCarlos Humberto Romero

San Salvador · Government / Republic of El Salvador

Romero is overthrown by reformist military officers

15 October 1979Revolutionary Junta MemberJaime Abdul Gutierrez

San Salvador · Government / Revolutionary Government Junta

Gutierrez joins the Revolutionary Government Junta after the October coup

15 October 1979Revolutionary Junta Takes PowerAdolfo Arnoldo Majano

San Salvador · Government / Revolutionary Government Junta

Majano becomes a leading military member of the Revolutionary Government Junta

Other Events

1979CoupCarlos Humberto Romero

Government / Government of Salvador

President Romero is overthrown

1979CoupCarlos Humberto Romero

Revolution / Revolution of San Salvador

President Romero is overthrown

Names involved

Adolfo Arnoldo MajanoCarlos Humberto RomeroGuillermo Manuel UngoJaime Abdul Gutierrez

Places involved

San Salvador

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.