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Mauricio Funes, former President of El Salvador, dies in exile at the age of 65 in Nicaragua

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Mauricio Funes, the first leftist president of El Salvador, has passed away in exile in Nicaragua. The official cause of death is a serious chronic illness, according to Nicaragua's health ministry, which also stated that Funes' condition was aggravated by chronic ailments. Funes had fled El Salvador in 2016, escaping corruption accusations and criminal probes, including investigations into his dealings with gang leaders. He was elected president in 2009 as a left-leaning outsider.

  1. SV
    Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
    1. Mauricio Funes as an investigative journalist and incisive generator of pulic opinion, as well as in his time as president of the republic, enjoyed broad acceptance and support from the Salvadoran people and the international community.
  2. US
    Gustavo A Flores-Macías
    Cornell University
    1. Funes was especially attractive for the FMNL because he had not been a combatant and instead represented a fully civilian alternative.
    2. Funes saw in this opportunity an avenue to more directly make a difference in Salvadorans' lives.

sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.The Washington Post
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse
  5. 5.CNN
  6. 6.Washington Post

perspectives

  1. 1.Corruption
  2. 2.Organized crime
  3. 3.Dictatures in South America
  4. 4.Nicaragua under Daniel Ortega
  5. 5.El Salvador under Nayib Bukele

countries

  1. 1.CubaCU
  2. 2.GuatemalaGT
  3. 3.NicaraguaNI
  4. 4.El SalvadorSV
  5. 5.United StatesUS
  6. 6.Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVE

organizations

  1. 1.Farabundo Martí National Liberation FrontSV
  2. 2.Catholic Church
  3. 3.Cornell University
  4. 4.Nationalist Republican Alliance
  5. 5.US State DepartmentUS

persons

  1. 1.Mauricio Funes
  2. 2.Daniel Ortega
  3. 3.Natalie Kitroeff
  4. 4.Rodrigo Avila
  5. 5.Barack ObamaUS
  6. 6.David Munguia Payes
  7. 7.Gregorio Rosa Chavez
  8. 8.Gustavo A Flores-MacíasUS
  9. 9.Hugo Chavez
  10. 10.Nayib BukeleSV
  11. 11.Oscar Romero
  12. 12.Rolando Castro

technicals

  1. 1.Salvadoran Constitution
  2. 2.Cold War