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Carlos Humberto Romero

Carlos Humberto Romero, Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador (died 2017)

Born
February 29, 1924
Died
February 27, 2017
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1924

About Carlos Humberto Romero

Carlos Humberto Romero Mena (29 February 1924 – 27 February 2017) was a Salvadoran general and politician who served as the 34th President of El Salvador from 1 July 1977 until his overthrow on 15 October 1979. Romero was the final president of the El Salvador's military dictatorship that had ruled since 1931. == Early life == Carlos Humberto Romero Mena was born on 29 February 1924 in Chalatenango, El Salvador. His parents were José María Romero (who died prior to Romero's birth) and Victoria Mena de Romero. == Military career == Romero studied at the Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School and the Command and General Staff School. Romero also traveled to Mexico City to specialize in horse riding. From January to March 1962, Romero attended the School of the Americas in the Panama Canal Zone to study counter-insurgency tactics. During the 1960s, Romero worked as an intelligence officer. Romero did not fight on the frontlines of the 1969 Football War against Honduras. During his military service, Romero held various command positions over the Cavalry Group and the First Infantry Regiment.

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Career and life highlights

Carlos Humberto Romero timeline

  1. Romero was the final president of the El Salvador's military dictatorship that had ruled since 1931.
  2. Colonel Arturo Armando Molina won the 1972 presidential election, but the election was marked by fraud.
  3. In February 1973, Romero claimed that he discovered a terrorist plan by the Communist Party of El Salvador (PCES) after several bombings occurred that targeted various businesses' headquarters.

The world when Carlos Humberto Romero was born

Carlos Humberto Romero was born in 1924. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1924

  • #1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
  • Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  • Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
  • Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
  • Technology milestoneIBM founded
  • Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
  • Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
  • World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
  • U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Carlos Humberto Romero's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19242026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$3,520$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population114.1M341 million

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