Francisco Flores at the OAS, Jan. 2005

Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez (born October 17, 1959) was the president of El Salvador from 1999 until 2004 and a member of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). He studied philosophy at Amherst College, and entered politics after the assassination of his father in law, chief of staff to Alfredo Cristiani. Download high resolution version (480x640, 45 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (480x640, 45 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page contains a list of presidents of El Salvador. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nationalist Republican Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Republicana Nacionalista or ARENA) is a conservative political party in El Salvador. ... These five broad types of question are called analytical or logical, epistemological, ethical, metaphysical, and aesthetic respectively. ... Amherst College is an independent liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. It is the third oldest college in Massachusetts. ... Alfredo Cristiani Burkard born on November 22, 1947 in San Salvador in El Salvador, was President of El Salvador between 1 June 1989 and 1 June 1994. ...

He started his political career in ARENA as a vice-minister of Planning (Planificación). Later he served as a vice-minister of the Presidency, with functions as adviser of the head of the State, and directed the plan of governmental action in accordance with the peace accords of January of 1992, that ended the fight with the guerrilla group Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). Schafik Handal The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (in Spanish: Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, FMLN) was a Marxist coalition of marxist-leninst, maoist and other socialist guerrilla movements that was established in El Salvador in 1980. ...

In the elections of March 20, 1994, Flores was chosen deputy of the Legislative Assembly and the new president, Armando Calderón Sol, made him secretary of Information of the Presidency. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Armando Calderón Sol (born June 24, 1948) was President of El Salvador from June 1, 1994 to June 1, 1999, representing the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). ...

On March 29, 1998, ARENA announced Flores as their candidate to the presidential elections of the following year. At the age of 39 (the youngest chief executive of the continent), Flores became the 3rd consecutive president from ARENA on July 1, 1999. He served a 5-year term and did not run for re-election. Another member of his party, Antonio Saca, became the next President. March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... President Saca Elías Antonio (Tony) Saca González (born 9 March 1965) is a Salvadoran politician. ...

One of the moust outstanding actions taken during his administration was the dollarization of Salvadoran economy. Critics accuse him of doing so without popular consensus, except exclusively with bankers. Even though the replacement of salvadoran colones with dollars proved to reduce interest rates, it also caused inflation due to the upward rounding of prices.

He also had to deal with reconstruction efforts after two powerful earthquakes struck the country in 2001. Delivery of international aid was very inefficient and was therefore denounced by reporters, specifically Mauricio Funes from local TV12, which is an affiliate of Mexican company TV Azteca. Instead of taking actions to bring aid more quickly to those in need, further investigations from local journalists showed that Francisco Flores called Mexican president Vicente Fox to ask TV Azteca to shut down reporters of its affliate in El Salvador, in a clear attack to freedom of speech. Later, he also denied TV12 an interview to discuss the issue. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... TV Azteca is a Mexican television network. ... Term of office: December 1, 2000 – present Preceded by: Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León Succeeded by: incumbent Date of birth: July 2, 1942 Place of birth: Mexico City Profession: Industrialist First Lady: Marta Sahagún Political Party: National Action Party Vicente Fox Quesada (born July 2, 1942) is the... TV Azteca is a Mexican television network. ...

He was also one of the candidates in the running for the office of Secretary General of the Organization of American States, but withdrew on April 8. According to the Charter of the Organization of American States: The Secretary General shall direct the General Secretariat, be the legal representative thereof, and [...] be responsible to the General Assembly for the proper fulfillment of the obligations and functions of the General Secretariat. ... 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. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ...