Jorge Meléndez | |
Office: | President of El Salvador |
Term Start: | 1 March 1919 |
Term End: | 1 March 1923 |
Vicepresident: | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina |
Predecessor: | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina |
Successor: | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina |
Birth Date: | April 15, 1871 |
Birth Place: | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Death Place: | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Profession: | politician |
Party: | National Democratic Party |
Spouse: | Tula Mazzini |
Jorge Meléndez Ramírez (15 April 1871 – 22 November 1953), was born to Rafael Meléndez and Mercedes Ramírez (daughter of Norberto Ramírez).[1] Married to Tula Mazzini, he had three children: Jorge (who died in his youth), María de los Angeles, and Ricardo. He was the younger brother of President Carlos Meléndez.[2]
He served as 26th President of El Salvador from 1 March 1919 to 1 March 1923.[3] [4]