Fidel Sánchez Hernández [SEP] position held
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
Fidel Sánchez Hernández (July 7, 1917, in El Divisadero – February 28, 2003) was President of El Salvador from 1967 to 1972. During his rule, Sánchez Hernández faced war and economic turmoil.
Life.
Before becoming president, Sánchez Hernández was an army general in El Salvador and had brief stints as a military attaché in Washington (after his participation in the overthrow of José María Lemus in 1960) and in Paris. President Julio Adalberto Rivera promoted him to Minister of the Interior
1967 Salvadoran presidential election
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 5 March 1967. The result was a victory for Fidel Sánchez Hernández of the Party of National Conciliation, who won 54.4 percent of the vote.
Bibliography.
- Anderson, Thomas P. Matanza: El Salvador's communist revolt of 1932. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 1971.
- Benítez Manaut, Raúl. "El Salvador: un equilibrio imperfecto entre los votos y las botas." Secuencia 17:71-92 (mayo-agosto de