Mauricio Funes
Mauricio Funes | |
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Funes in 2008 | |
| 79th President of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 June 2009 – 1 June 2014 | |
| Vice President | Salvador Sánchez Cerén |
| Preceded by | Antonio Saca |
| Succeeded by | Salvador Sánchez Cerén |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena 18 October 1959 San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Died | 21 January 2025 (aged 65) Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Political party | FMLN |
| Spouse | |
| Domestic partner | Ada Mitchell Guzmán (2014–2025) |
| Children | 4 |
| Criminal information | |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Criminal charge | Illicit enrichment, tax evasion and corruption |
| Penalty |
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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-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) party and took office on 1 June 2009.
Funes resided in exile in Nicaragua from 2016 until his death, while his immediate family continues to reside there, following allegations of criminal conduct during his tenure. In July 2023, he was placed under sanctions by the U.S. State Department following his conviction in absentia for negotiations related to the gang truces he made while in office, illicit enrichment, and tax evasion. Funes died in exile in Nicaragua in 2025.