Back موريسيو فونيس Arabic موريسيو فونيس ARZ Mauricio Funes AST Маўрысіа Фунес Byelorussian Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena Catalan Mauricio Funes Czech Mauricio Funes Danish Mauricio Funes German Μαουρίσιο Φούνες Greek Mauricio Funes Esperanto
Mauricio Funes | |
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.jpg) Funes in 2008 | |
| 79th President of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 June 2009 – 1 June 2014 | |
| Vice President | Salvador Sánchez Cerén |
| Preceded by | Antonio Saca |
| Succeeded by | Salvador Sánchez Cerén |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena 18 October 1959 San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Died | 21 January 2025 (aged 65) Managua, Nicaragua |
| Citizenship |
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| Political party | FMLN |
| Spouse | |
| Domestic partner | Ada Mitchell Guzmán (2014–2025) |
| Children | 4 |
| Criminal information | |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Criminal charge | Illicit enrichment, tax evasion and corruption |
| Penalty |
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Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena (18 October 1959 – 21 January 2025) was a Salvadoran politician and journalist who served as the 79th president of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014. Funes won the 2009 presidential election as the candidate of the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) party and took office on 1 June 2009.
Funes and his immediate family lived in exile in Nicaragua from 2016 until his death because of allegations of criminal actions during his tenure. 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.[2] Funes died in exile in Nicaragua in 2025.
- ^ "Member State: El Salvador – Government Officials". Organization of American States. August 2009. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "State Department sanctions 2 former Salvadoran leaders, dozens of officials in Central America". ABC News. Retrieved 20 July 2023.