Nayib Bukele - Wikipedia
Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (Spanish: [naˈʝiβ buˈkele]; born 24 July 1981) is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who, since 1 June 2019, has been the 81st president of El Salvador.
Military dictatorship in El Salvador - Wikipedia
The military came to power in El Salvador when the first democratically elected president, Arturo Araujo, was overthrown in a military coup d'état on 2 December 1931. The military appointed Araujo's vice president, Brigadier General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, as acting president on 4 December 1931.
El Salvador’s Bukele: From ‘World’s Coolest Dictator’ to …
Feb 8, 2024 · El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, celebrated a landslide electoral victory on Feb. 4, far outstripping his nearest competitor. “The opposition was pulverized,” Bukele told jubilant crowds outside the National Palace on election night.
El Salvador: Critics denounce their government as a dictatorship.
Sep 12, 2024 · El Salvador, once synonymous with violence and waves of emigration, saw a dramatic drop in crime. For many citizens, this shift offered more than just safety — it offered much needed hope.
How Nayib Bukele’s ‘Iron Fist’ Has Transformed El Salvador
Aug 29, 2024 · At 43, he has remade a nation that was once the world’s murder capital, turning it into a country safer than Canada, according to Salvadoran government data. Bukele’s policy of mano dura —iron...
El Salvador: the iron fist of 'the world’s coolest dictator'
Feb 18, 2024 · Nayib Bukele has won re-election as El Salvador's president in a landslide vote. To right-wingers, it's a beacon of light for the rest of the continent; for liberals, it's a warning signal to all...
In El Salvador, self-styled ‘world’s coolest dictator ... - CNN
Feb 3, 2024 · But, like many others who have lost their loved ones, she does know who she credits for taking on those gangs: Nayib Bukele, the country’s strongman president and self-styled “world’s coolest...
The inescapable appeal of the world’s ‘coolest dictator’
Feb 6, 2024 · El Salvador is the site of a startling — and, to many liberals, disturbing — political project. Under President Nayib Bukele, who won reelection in a crushing landslide over the weekend,...
'Coolest dictator' to 'philosopher king,' Nayib Bukele's path to ...
Feb 5, 2024 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has called himself the “world’s coolest dictator” or as his X profile read on election day, the “Philosopher King.” Now he’ll likely have five more years to provoke, surprise and raise concerns, after appearing to win a landslide reelection as the Central American country’s president.
El Salvador - Military Dictatorships | Britannica
Jan 4, 2025 · El Salvador - Military Dictatorships: The coffee barons’ direct control of the presidency ultimately came to an end as a consequence of the Great Depression, which began in 1929. A coup installed Gen. Maximiliano Hernández Martínez as president in December 1931 and initiated a succession of military governments that controlled the country ...