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President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Funes and the second or maternal family name is Cartagena.

Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena (18 October 1959 – 21 January 2025) was a Salvadoran politician and journalist who served as the 79th president of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014.

Funes won the 2009 presidential election as the candidate of the left-wingFarabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) party and took office on 1 June 2009.

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Funes and his immediate family lived in exile in Nicaragua from 2016 until his death because of allegations of criminal actions during his tenure. In July 2023, he was placed under sanctions by the U.S. State Department followng his conviction in absentia for negotiations related to the gang truces he made while in office, illicit enrichment, and tax evasion.^[2] Funes died in exile in Nicaragua in 2025.

Early life and education

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