# Armando Calderón Sol

_President of El Salvador (1948-2017)_

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> Armando Calderón Sol was a Salvadoran politician, lawyer, and businessman who served as the 38th President of El Salvador from 1994 to 1999 as a member of the Nationalist Republican Alliance. He also served as Mayor of San Salvador, the country's capital city, from 1988 to 1994. He was El Salvador's first president elected after the end of the Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992).

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 24 June 1948 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381018#P569))
- **Place of birth:** San Salvador ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381018#P19))
- **Died:** 9 October 2017 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381018#P570))
- **Place of death:** Houston ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381018#P20))
- **Citizenship:** El Salvador ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381018#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; lawyer; jurist; mayor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381018#P106))
- **Political party:** Nationalist Republican Alliance ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381018#P102))
- **Positions held:** President of El Salvador (1 June 1994 – 1 June 1999) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381018#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of Isabella the Catholic‎; Order of the Sun of Peru; Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎ ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381018#P166))

## Questions

**When was Armando Calderón Sol born?**  
Armando Calderón Sol was born on 24 June 1948 in San Salvador.

**What positions has Armando Calderón Sol held?**  
Positions held by Armando Calderón Sol include: President of El Salvador (1994–1999).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Armando Calderón Sol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Calder%C3%B3n_Sol) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q381018](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381018) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Former Presidents and First Ladies of El Salvador (cropped).jpg by Embassy of the United States in El Salvador (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Presidents_and_First_Ladies_of_El_Salvador_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Armando Calderón Sol". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/armando-calderon-sol. Retrieved 15 November 2026.