Andrés Ignacio Menéndez

General
Andrés Ignacio Menéndez
General Andrés Ignacio Menéndez
President of El Salvador
	In office; 9 May 1944 – 20 October 1944; Provisional President
Preceded by	Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
Succeeded by	Osmín Aguirre y Salinas
	In office; 29 August 1934 – 1 March 1935; Provisional President
Preceded by	Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
Succeeded by	Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
Minister of National Defense of El Salvador
	In office; 1 March 1935 – 9 May 1944
Preceded by	Joaquín Valdés
Succeeded by	Fidel Cristino Garay
Personal details
Born	1 February 1879; Santa Ana, El Salvador
Died	7 June 1962 (aged 83); New York City, United States

Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (1 February 1879 – 7 June 1962) was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador.

He served as President of El Salvador from 29 August 1934 to 1 March 1935 and again from 9 May to 20 October 1944. He was overthrown in October 1944 by a military coup led by Col. Osmín Aguirre y Salinas and exiled to Guatemala.

Career

Ignacio gradually rose through the ranks in the Salvadoran military, becoming sub-lieutenant on 18 October 1898; lieutenant on 24 March 1904; captain on 1 August 1906; major captain on 24 May 1907; lieutenant colonel on 20 May 1911; colonel on 21 May 1915; and general on 10 August 1920.^[1]

Civil unrest broke out following the overthrow of President Hernández. In response, Menéndez declared amnesty for everyone who was part of the unrest, and thus began a national transition to democracy.^[2]

Dates of ranks

The following is a list of Menéndez's military ranks during his career.

Rank	Service branch	Date of promotion
Sub-lieutenant	Army	18 October 1898
Lieutenant	Army	24 March 1904
Captain	Army	1 August 1906
Major captain	Army	24 May 1907
Lieutenant colonel	Army	20 May 1911
Colonel	Army	21 May 1915
General	Army	10 August 1920

References

^ "Araujo, Arturo (1878–1967) | Encyclopedia.com".
^ "Corte Suprema de Justicia - República de el Salvador". Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

[1] "Araujo, Arturo (1878–1967) | Encyclopedia.com".

[2] "Corte Suprema de Justicia - República de el Salvador". Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

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Heads of state of El Salvador
List of heads of state of El Salvador
Post-independence (1821–1823)	Barriere Delgado Filísola Codallos Consultive Junta^‡ Prado^†
Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841)	J. Rodríguez Prado J. V. Villacorta Prado Cornejo J. D. Villacorta Cornejo Morazán^† J. San Martín Prado J. San Martín C. Salazar^† G. Salazar^† Escolán^† Silva Espinoza F. Gómez Vigil T. Menéndez Vigil T. Menéndez Cañas^† Morazán Silva^† Cañas^† Ramírez^† Lindo^†
Republic of El Salvador (1841–1931)	Lindo^† Arce^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán D. Villacorta^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán Arce^† Palacios^† Malespín Palacios^† J. E. Guzmán Palacios^† Aguilar Palacios^† Aguilar Medina^† Quirós^† Vasconcelos R. Rodríguez^† Vasconcelos Dueñas^† Quirós^† Dueñas J. M. San Martín^† Dueñas V. Gómez^† J. M. San Martín J. Hernández^† J. M. San Martín Dueñas^† Campo Dueñas^† Campo Zepeda^† Santín Barrios^† Santín J. E. Guzmán^† Peralta^† Barrios Dueñas González Méndez^† González del Valle Zaldívar Guirola^† Zaldívar Figueroa^† Rosales^† F. Menéndez C. Ezeta A. Ezeta^† Gutiérrez Regalado Escalón Figueroa M. Araujo C. Meléndez^† Quiñónez^† C. Meléndez Quiñónez^† J. Meléndez Quiñónez P. Romero A. Araujo
Military presidents (1931–1979)	Civic Directory^‡ Hernández Martínez^† A. Menéndez^† Hernández Martínez A. Menéndez^† Aguirre^† Castaneda Revolutionary Council of Government^‡ Osorio Lemus Junta of Government^‡ Civic-Military Directory^‡ Cordón^† Rivera F. Sánchez A. Molina C. Romero
Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992)	Revolutionary Government Junta^‡ Magaña Duarte Cristiani
Post-Civil War (since 1992)	Cristiani Calderón Flores Saca Funes S. Sánchez Bukele C. Rodríguez^†
^† – Acting or provisional president ^‡ – Military junta