Nayib Bukele
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Nayib Bukele is the President of El Salvador, known for his hardline security policies, populist style, and promotion of Bitcoin as legal tender.
Aliases (3)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
President of El Salvador
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head of state → human → politician → |
| birthDate |
1981-07-24
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| birthPlace |
San Salvador
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| communicationChannel |
Twitter
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| communicationStyle |
populist
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| countryOfCitizenship |
El Salvador
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| criticizedBy |
human rights organizations
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| criticizedFor |
undermining judicial independence
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weakening checks and balances → |
| electedIn |
2019 Salvadoran presidential election
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| ethnicOrigin |
Palestinian descent
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| familyName |
Bukele
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| givenName |
Nayib
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| governingStyle |
centralized decision-making
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| hasChild |
daughter
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| implementedPolicy |
Bitcoin Law in El Salvador
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construction of mega-prison for gang members → state of emergency to combat gangs → territorial control plan against gangs → |
| knownFor |
confrontational stance toward traditional political parties
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criticized for human rights abuses → hardline security policies → heavy use of social media in politics → high domestic approval ratings → mass incarceration of suspected gang members → promotion of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador → state of exception in El Salvador → |
| name |
Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez
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| notableAction |
made Bitcoin legal tender alongside the US dollar in El Salvador
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pushed constitutional interpretation allowing immediate re-election → |
| officeAssumedOn |
2019-06-01
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| officeContested |
President of El Salvador 2019 election
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| partyAffiliation |
GANA (ally party in 2019 election)
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Nuevas Ideas → |
| policyArea |
digital currencies
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infrastructure projects → public security → |
| politicalIdeology |
authoritarianism
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populism → |
| positionHeld |
President of El Salvador
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| precededBy |
Salvador Sánchez Cerén
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| previousPositionHeld |
Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlán
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Mayor of San Salvador → |
| regionGoverned |
El Salvador
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| religion |
Islamic family background
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| spouse |
Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele
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| supportedBy |
many Salvadoran voters
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Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Nayib Bukele
("Bukele")
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Nayib Bukele ("Bukele") → |
familyName |
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Nayib Bukele
("Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele")
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Nayib Bukele ("Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele") → |
spouse |
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GANA
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alliedWithPolitician |
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Nuevas Ideas
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founder |
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Nayib Bukele
("Bukele")
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hasSurname |
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El Salvador
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headOfGovernment |
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El Salvador
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headOfState |
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Nuevas Ideas
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keyPerson |
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Nayib Bukele
("Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez")
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name |
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Bitcoin Law in El Salvador
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proposedBy |
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Salvador Sánchez Cerén
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succeededBy |
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GANA
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supportedCandidate |
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Bitcoin Law in El Salvador
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supporter |
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Nuevas Ideas
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supportsLeader |