Armando Calderón Sol

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Armando Calderón Sol (born June 24, 1948) was President of El Salvador from June 1, 1994 to June 1, 1999, representing the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA).

[edit] Biography

Armando Calderón was born in San Salvador, on June 24, 1948.

In 1977, Calderón received a graduate degree in Jurisprudence and Social Sciences from Universidad Nacional de El Salvador. He was a lawyer, a businessman, and one of the founders of ARENA (September 1981).Calderón is acknowledged in the press for restoring the status-quo after the civil war, which ended in 1992. He advocated the privatization of state-owned companies and pension funds to try to stimulate the economy and modernize the country's infrastructure.Calderón is also credited with the integration of former guerrillas combatants back into civilian life.

Preceded by Alfredo Cristiani

President of El Salvador 1994–1999

Succeeded by Francisco Flores

[edit] External links

• Biography of Armando Calderón Sol at CIDOB (Spanish)