Mauricio Funes

Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena (18 October 1959 – 21 January 2025) was a Salvadoran politician. He was the President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014. He won the 2009 elections as the candidate of the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) political party.

After his presidency, he lived in exile in Nicaragua from 2016 until his death because he was accused of criminal actions during his presidency. 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 from problems caused by a heart attack in Managua, Nicaragua, on 21 January 2025, at the age of 65.

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Category:1959 births
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