1944 in El Salvador
# 1944 in El Salvador

The following lists events that happened in 1944 in El Salvador.

## Incumbents

* President: Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (until 9 May), Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (9 May – 21 October), Osmín Aguirre y Salinas (starting 21 October)
* Vice President: Vacant

## Events

### January

* 3 January – Voters in El Salvador voted Maximiliano Hernández Martínez as President of El Salvador for a third term in a 100% margin but to results were published. He was the only candidate. The 1944 Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election also but no results were posted either.

### April

* 2 April – Rouge military units rebelled against President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez.
* 4 April – The rebellion was suppressed and more than 100 civilians were shot dead in street demonstrations by the army.

### May

* 7 May – The Strike of Fallen Arms began against Hernández Martínez's government.
* 9 May – Maximiliano Hernández Martínez resigned and fled to Guatemala. Andrés Ignacio Menéndez became Provisional President.
* 11 May – The Strike of Fallen Arms ends.

### November

* 21 October – Osmín Aguirre y Salinas deposed Andrés Ignacio Menéndez in a coup and became Provisional President.

## Births

* 22 March – Octavio Ortiz, Catholic priest (d. 1979)
* 18 June – Salvador Sánchez Cerén, politician
