1979 in El Salvador

The following lists events that happened in 1979 in El Salvador.

← 1978 1977 1976 1979 in El Salvador → 1980 1981 1982
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1979 Timeline of Salvadoran history

Incumbents

• President: Carlos Humberto Romero (until October 15), Revolutionary Government Junta (starting October 15)
• Vice President: Julio Ernesto Astacio (until October 15), Vacant (starting October 15)

Events

Members of the Revolutionary Government Junta in 1979.

October

• October 15 - The Armed Forces of El Salvador deposed President Humberto Romero in a military coup d'état and established the Revolutionary Government Junta.[1] The Salvadoran Civil War began.

Deaths

• January 20 - Octavio Ortiz, Catholic priest (b. 1944)
• June 20 - Rafael Palacios, Catholic priest (b. ?)
• August 4 - Napoleón Macías, Catholic priest (b. ?)[2]

References

1. "El Salvador - The Reformist Coup of 1979". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
2. Tombs, Oliver (1999). "Oscar Romero and Resurrection Hope". Resurrection. Continuum. p. 227. ISBN 9781841270166.