National Security Agency of El Salvador

National Security Agency of El Salvador
Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Salvadoreña
Agency overview
Formed	1962 or 1965
Dissolved	1979
Jurisdiction	El Salvador
Headquarters	San Salvador, El Salvador
Director responsible	José Alberto Medrano (1965–1977); Roberto Eulaio Santivanez (1977–1979);
Deputy Director responsible	Roberto D'Aubuisson (1977–1979);
Child agency	National Democratic Organization;

The National Security Agency of El Salvador (Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Salvadoreña, abbreviated as ANSESAL) was the national intelligence agency of El Salvador during the military regime and the civil war. The organization was known for using paramilitaries and death squads to carry out its activities.