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Mauricio Funes Installed As El Salvador's First Leftist President

AP | MARCOS ALEMAN | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — A journalist from a party of former Marxist guerrillas became El Salvador's first leftist president Monday, immediat...

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Mauricio Funes' Son's Killer Jailed For 17 Years

AP | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

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PARIS — The killer of the son of El Salvador's president-elect has been sentenced by a Paris court to 16 years in prison. Mohamed Amor admitted...

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Historic Power Shift in El Salvador (VIDEO)

The Real News | Posted 04.20.2009 | World

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Just over 17 years since the 1992 Peace Accords brought an end to El Salvador's vicious civil war, the country has seen its first peaceful transfer of power.

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El Salvador's Mauricio Funes Gives Interview (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

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El Salvador's newly-elected president Mauricio Funes has given his first interview directed towards English-speakers to discuss the historic importanc...

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El Salvador's New President, A Former Rebel, Seeks U.S. Ties

Washington Post | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

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El Salvador's President-elect Mauricio Funes said he wants strong relations with Washington after his party of ex-Marxist guerrillas ousted their rig...

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Mauricio Funes Wins El Salvador Election In A First For Leftist Ex-Rebels

washingtonpost.com | William Booth | Posted 04.16.2009 | World

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MIAMI, March 16 -- Mauricio Funes, a former TV newsman who was recruited to run for president, declared himself the winner of El Salvador's presidenti...

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