Álvaro Magaña

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Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja (October 8, 1925, Ahuachapán, El Salvador – July 10, 2001) was the President of El Salvador from 1982 to 1984. He was a bank president before the election of 1982. He was sworn in by Roberto D'Aubuisson after the U.S. refused to honor his election, due to his alleged connections with the death squads. Magaña was elected by the Assembly of the Republic, for not even the Vice-Presidential candidate was allowed to take office. His inauguration as President on May 2 of 1982 marked the beginning of elected government in El Salvador after the junta of 1979-1980.

Preceded by Revolutionary Government Junta

Presidents of El Salvador 1982–1984

Succeeded by José Napoleón Duarte