What the records say
- When
- 2 Dec 1931
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 13.70° N, 89.19° W
- Description
- coup d'état in El Salvador in 1931
1931 Salvadoran coup d'état
Military coup that overthrew Salvadoran president Arturo Araujo
The 1931 Salvadoran coup d'état occurred on 2 December 1931 when the Armed Forces of El Salvador overthrew President Arturo Araujo. The Civic Directory ruled El Salvador for two days after the coup until it relinquished power to Brigadier General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, Araujo's Vice President and Minister of War, the Navy, and Aviation.
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