Gustavo López Davidson Explained

Gustavo López Davidson
Term Start:25 August 2019
Term End:17 February 2020
Predecessor:Mauricio Interiano (es)
Successor:Érick Salguero
Birth Date:1961
Death Cause:Suicide (gunshot wound)
Occupation:Politician, businessman

Gustavo Adolfo López Davidson (1961 – 21 July 2022) was a Salvadoran politician and businessman who served as the leader of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) from August 2019 to February 2020.

Biography

Gustavo Adolfo López Davidson[1] was born in 1961.[2]

López Davidson was the manager of Alquileres S.A. de C.V. (previously known as Centrum S.A. de C.V.) and the owner of Gun Mart, two companies which imports firearms into El Salvador. As a member of the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), he ran for mayor of Soyapango in 2003.[3] López Davidson sought to run as ARENA's candidate for president of El Salvador in the 2019 presidential election, but Carlos Calleja was ultimately selected as ARENA's candidate instead.[4]

From 25 August 2019 to 17 February 2020, López Davidson served as the leader of the Nationalist Executive Committee (COENA), the leading authority of the Nationalist Republican Alliance.[5] [6] He first became a member of the committee in 2003. He resigned amidst allegations of his involvement in arms trafficking. In December 2019, the Nationalist Republican Alliance attempted to repeal the immunity of then Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele so that López Davidson could sue Bukele for defamation, as Bukele had publicly called López Davidson a "crook".[7]

On 9 August 2020, López Davidson was arrested by the National Civil Police (PNC) on charges of embezzlement, accused of having collected USD$2 million on old guns which he sold as "new" through Centrum S.A. de C.V.[8]

López Davidson committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his business in San Salvador on 21 July 2022.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fotos: Gustavo López Davidson, Empresario Hallado Muerto en un Hecho aún por Investigar. Photos: Gustavo López Davidson, Businessman Found Dead in a Fact Still to be Investigated. es. El Salvador.com. 22 July 2022. 12 August 2022. Jessica. Orellana. Francisco. Rubio.
  2. Web site: Hallan Muerto a Empresario Gustavo López Davidson. They Found Businessman Gustavo López Davidson Dead. 21 July 2022. 10 August 2022. es. El Mundo. https://web.archive.org/web/20220809232046/https://diario.elmundo.sv/nacionales/hallan-muerto-a-empresario-gustavo-lopez-davidson. 9 August 2022. live.
  3. Web site: In World's Most Violent Country, 30 New Firearms Registered Daily. en. InSight Crime. 10 March 2016. 10 August 2022. Metzi. Rosales Martel. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613191254/https://insightcrime.org/news/analysis/world-most-violent-country-el-salvador-30-firearms-registered-every-day/. 13 June 2021. live.
  4. Web site: López Davidson Anuncia Interés en Candidatura Presidencial de ARENA. López Davidson Announces Interest in ARENA Candidacy for President. es. La Prensa Gráfica. 29 September 2017. 11 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180622060401/https://www.laprensagrafica.com/elsalvador/Lopez-Davidson-anuncia-interes-en-candidatura-presidencial-de-ARENA-20170929-0088.html. 22 June 2018. live.
  5. Web site: Gustavo López Davidson es el Nuevo Presidente de ARENA. Gustavo López Davidson is the New President of ARENA. es. El Salvador.com. 25 August 2019. 10 August 2022. Evelia. Hernández.
  6. Web site: Renuncia Presidente del Partido ARENA Tras Acusaciones por Tráfico de Armas. The President of the ARENA Party Resigns Amidst Accusations of Arms Trafficking. es. Diario Las Américas. 17 February 2020. 10 August 2022. Judith. Flores. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123192531/https://www.diariolasamericas.com/america-latina/renuncia-presidente-del-partido-arena-acusaciones-trafico-armas-n4193189. 23 November 2020. live.
  7. Web site: Political Chaos Reigns in El Salvador. en. Courthouse News Service. 17 August 2020. 10 August 2022. Miguel. Patricio. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417002207/https://www.courthousenews.com/political-chaos-in-el-salvador/. 17 April 2021. live.
  8. Web site: Gustavo López Davidson, Atilio Benítez y David Munguía Detenidos por Peculado en Caso de Armas. Gustavo López Davidson, Atilio Benítez and David Munguía Detained in Peculation of Arms Case. es. La Prensa Gráfica. 14 August 2020. 10 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922010947/https://www.laprensagrafica.com/elsalvador/PNC-captura-a-Gustavo-Lopez-Davidson-por-el-delito-de-complice-necesario-en-perjuicio-de-la-administracion-publica-20200814-0057.html. 22 September 2020. live.
  9. Web site: Fiscalía Reporta Suicidio del Empresario Gustavo López Davidson, Ex-Presidente del Partido ARENA. Prosecutor's Office Reports Suicide of Businessman Gustavo López Davidson, Former President of the ARENA Party. es. a Página. 21 July 2022. 10 August 2022.
  10. Web site: Prosecutor's Office Reports Suicide of Businessman Gustavo López Davidson, Former President of the ARENA Party. en. California 18. 21 July 2022. 12 August 2022.

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