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Former El Salvador President Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena Passes Away at 65.

Obituary | Dated: 25 Jan 2025

In January 2025, Former El Salvador President Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena passed away at the age of 65 in Managua, Nicaragua. He was born on 18 October 1959 in San Salvador, El Salvador. He served as the President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - Mauricio Funes was a television journalist. He began his career as a Cable News Network (CNN) correspondent and war reporter.
  • - He was well-known for his in-depth interviews with politicians and for exposing corruption on his popular interview show.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena ran in the 2009 presidential race for the leftist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). He won the presidential elections, defeating Rodrigo Ávila of the conservative National Republican Alliance (ARENA).
  • (ii) He was plagued by charges of corruption. In 2016, he fled to Nicaragua, where he spent his last nine years under the protection of Daniel Ortega, the president of Nicaragua.

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At what age did Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena pass away recently?

Correct Answer: 65

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About El Salvador

  • President : Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez
  • Capital : San Salvador