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Armando Calderón (born June 24, 1948) was President of El Salvador from June 1 1994 to June 1 1999, representing the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA).

</gallery>==Biography== Armando Calderón was born in San Salvador, on June 24, 1948. In 1977, he received a PhD in Jurisprudence and Social Sciences from Universidad Nacional de El Salvador. He was a lawyer, a businessman, and one of the founders of ARENA (September 1981). He is acknowledged in the press for restoring the status-quo after the civil war, which ended in 1992. He advocated the privatization of state-owned companies and pension funds to try to stimulate the economy and modernize the country's infrastructure. He is also credited with the integration of former guerrillas combatants back into civil life.

Preceded by Alfredo Cristiani	President of El Salvador 1994–1999	Succeeded by Francisco Flores

External links

Armando Calderón Sol at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) (in Spanish)

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-'''Armando Calderón Sol''' (born [[June 24]], [[1948]]) was [[President of El Salvador|President]] of [[El Salvador]] from [[June 1]] [[1994]] to [[June 1]] [[1999]], representing the [[Nationalist Republican Alliance]] (ARENA).
+'''Armando Calderón''' (born [[June 24]], [[1948]]) was [[President of El Salvador|President]] of [[El Salvador]] from [[June 1]] [[1994]] to [[June 1]] [[1999]], representing the [[Nationalist Republican Alliance]] (ARENA).
 </gallery>==Biography==
-Armando Calderón Sol was born in [[San Salvador]], on June 24, 1948.
+Armando Calderón was born in [[San Salvador]], on June 24, 1948.
 In [[1977]], he received a PhD in [[Jurisprudence]] and Social Sciences from Universidad Nacional de El Salvador. He was a lawyer, a businessman, and one of the founders of ARENA ([[1981|September 1981]]). He is acknowledged in the press for restoring the status-quo after the [[civil war]], which ended in [[1992]]. He advocated the privatization of state-owned companies and pension funds to try to stimulate the economy and  modernize the country's [[infrastructure]]. He is also credited with the integration of former [[guerrilla warfare|guerrillas]] combatants back into civil life.