Government of El Salvador

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The Government of El Salvador is the central authority of the Republic of El Salvador, historically known for its role in a U.S.-backed, military-led regime that fought leftist guerrilla forces during the Salvadoran Civil War.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf central government
executive authority
public authority
appoints cabinet ministers of El Salvador
budgetResponsibility national budget of El Salvador
capital San Salvador
conflict Salvadoran Civil War
constitutionalSystem unitary state
country El Salvador NERFINISHED
Republic of El Salvador
establishedBy Constitution of El Salvador
executiveBranch Council of Ministers of El Salvador
governmentType presidential representative democratic republic
governsTerritory territory of El Salvador
hasBranch executive branch of El Salvador
judicial branch of El Salvador
legislative branch of El Salvador
hasElections legislative elections in El Salvador
municipal elections in El Salvador
presidential elections in El Salvador
headOfGovernment President of El Salvador
headOfState President of El Salvador
historicalPeriod Salvadoran Civil War
ideologyDuringCivilWar anti-communism
judicialBody Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador
languageOfAdministration Spanish
legalSystem civil law system
legislativeBody Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
memberOf Central American Integration System
Organization of American States
United Nations
notableEra military-led regime era
opposedTo leftist guerrilla forces in El Salvador
oversees Armed Forces of El Salvador
National Civil Police of El Salvador
regulates economy of El Salvador
judicial administration in El Salvador
responsibleFor education policy in El Salvador
foreign relations of El Salvador
health policy in El Salvador
national defense of El Salvador
public policy in El Salvador
public security in El Salvador
tax collection in El Salvador
seatOfGovernment San Salvador
sideInConflict Salvadoran government forces
supportedBy United States government
timePeriodOfMilitaryDominance 20th century
usesConstitution Constitution of El Salvador


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