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He previously served as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 1999, having been president of the Assembly from 1997 to 1999.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"17 October 1959","date":"1959-10-17"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381002#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Santa Ana","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739664"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381002#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"30 January 2016","date":"2016-01-30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381002#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"San Salvador","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3110"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381002#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"El Salvador","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q792"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381002#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381002#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Nationalist Republican Alliance","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1146480"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381002#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Amherst College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49165"},{"text":"University of Hartford","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q747053"},{"text":"Howard University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068752"},{"text":"Harvard University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13371"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381002#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of El Salvador (1 June 1999 – 1 June 2003)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878151","start":"1999-06-01","end":"2003-06-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381002#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17366068","date":"2003"},{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Grimaldi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20831020"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381002#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Flores_P%C3%A9rez","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381002"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Francisco Flores Pérez born?","a":"Francisco Flores Pérez was born on 17 October 1959 in Santa Ana."},{"q":"What positions has Francisco Flores Pérez held?","a":"Positions held by Francisco Flores Pérez include: President of El Salvador (1999–2003)."},{"q":"Where did Francisco Flores Pérez study?","a":"Francisco Flores Pérez was educated at Amherst College, University of Hartford, Howard University, Harvard University."}],"related":[{"name":"Francisco Morazán","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-morazan"},{"name":"Maximiliano Hernández Martínez","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/maximiliano-hernandez-martinez"},{"name":"Antonio Saca","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/antonio-saca"},{"name":"Álvaro Magaña","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alvaro-magana"},{"name":"Arturo Armando Molina","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/arturo-armando-molina"},{"name":"Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joaquin-eufrasio-guzman"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/francisco-flores-perez-e7a06bee22.jpg","width":500,"height":720,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Luigi Crespo of USAID cropped by Dr. Blofeld","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Francisco_Flores_El_Salvador1.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Francisco Flores Pérez","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Flores_P%C3%A9rez","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q381002","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381002","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: President Francisco Flores El Salvador1.jpg by Luigi Crespo of USAID cropped by Dr. Blofeld (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Francisco_Flores_El_Salvador1.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Francisco Flores Pérez, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: President Francisco Flores El Salvador1.jpg — Luigi Crespo of USAID cropped by Dr. Blofeld, Public domain.","cite":"\"Francisco Flores Pérez\". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-flores-perez. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-10T06:52:07Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-flores-perez","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-flores-perez","ne":null}}