Fidel Sánchez Hernández (July 7, 1917–February 28, 2003) was a politician, general, and former President of El Salvador. It could be said that Sánchez Hernández led his country during a tumultuous era. While ruling El Salvador from 1967 to 1972, Sánchez Hernández faced war and economic turnoil. July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... This page contains a list of presidents of El Salvador. ... El Salvador (Spanish for The Savior) is a republic in Central America with a population of approximately 6. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

Before becoming president, Sánchez Hernández was an army general in El Salvador and had brief stints as a military attaché in Washington (after his participation in the overthrow of José María Lemus in 1960) and in Paris. President Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo promoted him to Minister of the Interior in 1962, and he served in that office until 1967, when he succeeded Rivera to the position of president. He continued Rivera's progressive programs and created a mostly civilian cabinet. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Interior Minister is a member of a Cabinet in a Government. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In July of 1969 Sánchez Hernández led the Salvadorean army in its brief but violent Football War against Honduras. He had much success, occupying a large part of that country. But, under a cease-fire agreement arranged by the Organization of American States, Sánchez Hernández agreed to pull his troops out, much to the opposition of many of his military leaders. July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Football War (or Soccer War), as it was christened by the international mass media, was a short-lived war (only 6 days in duration) fought by El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. ... Honduras is a country in northern Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the south west El Salvador, to the south east by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea. ... The Organization of American States (OAS; OEA in the other three official languages) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA. Its members are the 35 independent nations of the Americas. ...

The war with Honduras led to much economic distress in El Salvador. Refugees, mostly Salvadoreans that resided in Honduras, poured into the country and Honduras closed off trade routes. This is one of that factors that, in turn, eventually led to civil war in El Salvador.

Sánchez Hernández remained president until 1972 and was succeeded by Colonel Arturo Armando Molina.

On the night of February 28, 2003, Sánchez Hernández, aged 85, died of a heart attack while being taken to a military hospital in El Salvador. February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...