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Also Known As Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena
Born October 18, 1959 • San Salvador • El Salvador
Died January 21, 2025 (aged 65) • Managua • Nicaragua
Title / Office president (2009-2014), El Salvador
Political Affiliation Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front

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