Antonio Saca
President of El Salvador
Incumbent
Assumed office  1 June 2004
Vice President	Ana Vilma de Escobar
Preceded by	Francisco Flores
Born	9 March 1965 (1965-03-09) (age 43) Usulután, Usulután, El Salvador
Political party	ARENA
Spouse	Ana Ligia Mixco de Saca

Elías Antonio Saca González (born in Usulután, 9 March 1965) is a Salvadoran politician and the current President of El Salvador. He was elected President in 2004. He was elected to serve a 5-year term that ends in 2009. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This page contains a list of presidents of El Salvador. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ana Vilma de Escobar has been Vice-President of El Salvador since 1 June 2004. ... Francisco Flores at the OAS, Jan. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Usulután is the the 4th largest city in El Salvador, and capital of, Usulután Department in the south-east of El Salvador. ... Usulután from the Lenca language Uxulvotan is a department of El Salvador in the southeast of the country ( Maya Lenca region). ... The Nationalist Republican Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Republicana Nacionalista or ARENA) is a conservative political party in El Salvador. ... Usulután is the the 4th largest city in El Salvador, and capital of, Usulután Department in the south-east of El Salvador. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... This page contains a list of presidents of El Salvador. ...

Saca is descended from Palestinian immigrants who arrived in El Salvador in the early 20th century from the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Prior to becoming President he was a broadcast journalist, specializing in sports radio and a prominent businessman. He attended to the University of Central America. The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ...

On 21 March 2004 he was elected President of El Salvador and, on 1 June 2004 succeeded President Francisco Flores. Both Saca and Flores are members of the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance party, generally known by its Spanish-language acronym ARENA. is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page contains a list of presidents of El Salvador. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Francisco Flores at the OAS, Jan. ... Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favor tradition and gradual change, where tradition refers to religious, cultural, or nationally defined beliefs and customs. ... The Nationalist Republican Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Republicana Nacionalista or ARENA) is a conservative political party in El Salvador. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ...

During the election campaign, some commentators criticized Saca's lack of political experience. In the election, Saca defeated leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate, Schafik Handal, also of Palestinian descent. The election results were: The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (in Spanish: Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, FMLN) is a political party in El Salvador that was formerly a revolutionary guerrilla organization. ... Schafik Handal Schafik Jorge Handal (October 14, 1930 – January 24, 2006) was a Salvadoran politician. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ...

• Antonio Saca (ARENA) 57.7%
• Schafik Handal (FMLN) 35.6%
• Héctor Silva (CDU-PDC) 3.9%
• Other 2.8%

With his embracing of the free-market and pro-United States policies like those pursued by Flores, Saca was the clear favorite of George W. Bush's administration in the 2004 presidential election. Saca is the only leader of a Latin American nation to support Bush's war in Iraq by sending Salvadorian troops^{cite reference}. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... A presidential election was held in El Salvador on Sunday, 21 March 2004. ...

External links

• President Bush Meets with President Saca of El Salvador

Biography of Antonio Saca (Spanish)

• http://www.cip.cu/webcip/eventos/cumbre-ibero/mandatarios/c-0151.html