Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo

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Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo (September 2, 1921 in Zacatecoluca – July 29, 1973) was president of El Salvador 1 July 1962 - 1 July 1967.

He was a military officer who helped lead a military coup in 1961. From January 1961 to September 1961 he was a member of the Civic Military Directory which ruled El Salvador at that time. In 1962 he was elected President for a 5-year term as the candidate of the National Conciliation Party. He then went on to serve as Embassador of El Salvador to the United States and The United Nations. During his tenure as president, he was often seen driving through the streets of San Salvador in his 1956 Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Preceded by Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea

President of El Salvador 1962–1967

Succeeded by Fidel Sánchez Hernández