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Mauricio Funes

Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena (18 October 1959 – 21 January 2025) was a Salvadoran politician and journalist who served as the 79th president of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014. Funes won the 2009 presidential election as the candidate of the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). Funes resided in exile in Nicaragua from 2016 until his death, while his immediate family continues to reside there, following allegations of criminal conduct during his tenure. In July 2023, he was placed under sanctions by the U.S. State Department following his conviction in absentia for negotiations related to the gang truces he made while in office, illicit enrichment, and tax evasion. Funes died in exile in Nicaragua in 2025.

Infobox

Vice President
Salvador Sánchez Cerén
Preceded by
Antonio Saca
Succeeded by
Salvador Sánchez Cerén
Born
Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena(1959-10-18)18 October 1959San Salvador, El Salvador
Died
21 January 2025(2025-01-21) (aged 65)Managua, Nicaragua
Citizenship
mw- El Salvador Nicaragua (from 2019)
Political party
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Spouse
mw- Vanda Pignato (m. 1993; sep. 2014)
Domestic partner
Ada Mitchell Guzmán (2014–2025)
Children
4
Alma mater
Central American University
Occupation
Politician, journalist
Cabinet
Cabinet of Mauricio Funes
Party
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front

Tables

· Electoral history
Total
Total
Year
Total
Office
%
Party
P.
Party
±%
2009
2009
Year
2009
Office
President of El Salvador
Party
FMLN
Main opponent and party
Rodrigo Ávila
Main opponent and party
ARENA
Votes for Funes
1,354,000
Votes for Funes
51.32
Votes for Funes
1st
Votes for Funes
N/A
Result
Won
Swing
Gain
Year
Office
Party
Main opponent and party
Votes for Funes
Result
Swing
Ref.
Total
%
P.
±%
2009
President of El Salvador
FMLN
Rodrigo Ávila
ARENA
1,354,000
51.32
1st
N/A
Won
Gain
· External links
Preceded byAntonio Saca
Preceded byAntonio Saca
Political offices
Preceded byAntonio Saca
Political offices
President of El Salvador 2009–2014
Political offices
Succeeded bySalvador Sánchez Cerén
Party political offices
Party political offices
Political offices
Party political offices
(2004)
(2004)
Political offices
(2004)
Political offices
FMLN nominee for President of El Salvador 2009
Political offices
Succeeded bySalvador Sánchez Cerén (2014)
Political offices
Preceded byAntonio Saca
President of El Salvador 2009–2014
Succeeded bySalvador Sánchez Cerén
Party political offices
(2004)
FMLN nominee for President of El Salvador 2009
Succeeded bySalvador Sánchez Cerén (2014)

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