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Rafael Zaldívar

1834 - 1903

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Rafael Zaldívar (1834 – 2 March 1903) was President of El Salvador from 1 May 1876 until 21 June 1885, and later a diplomat. Zaldívar studied medicine in Europe and began his career as a physician. In 1860 he was appointed to the Chair of Philosophy and Hygiene at the University of Guatemala. After leaving this post, Zaldívar entered politics and was elected to the House of Representatives, then to the Senate, and finally elected president in 1876. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Zaldívar is the 15,639th most popular politician (up from 16,018th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from El Salvador (up from 24th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Salvadoran Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rafael Zaldívar ranks 15,639 out of 19,576. Before him are Henning Christophersen, Maleeha Lodhi, Fabián Alarcón, Vít Jedlička, Publius Cornelius Scipio Asina, and Victoria Villarruel. After him are Hussa of Bernicia, Martin McGuinness, Baba-aha-iddina, Han Pil-hwa, Bridei VII, and Guy Scott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1834, Rafael Zaldívar ranks 91. Before him are Louis Ruchonnet, Aleksey Suvorin, José Eugenio Ellauri, Édouard Pailleron, Charles Augustus Young, and Maurice Raynaud. After him are Manuel Pardo, Emil Stang, Thomas François Burgers, Sabine Baring-Gould, Kapiʻolani, and John G. Carlisle. Among people deceased in 1903, Rafael Zaldívar ranks 67. Before him are Petko Karavelov, Princess Leopoldine of Baden, František Ladislav Rieger, Nicolaas Beets, István Bittó, and János Fadrusz. After him are Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Nikolai Bugaev, Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, Andrew Ainslie Common, Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen, and Charles Ammi Cutter.

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In El Salvador

Among people born in El Salvador, Rafael Zaldívar ranks 22 out of 39. Before him are Antonio Saca (1965), Arturo Armando Molina (1927), Carlos Humberto Romero (1924), Álvaro Magaña (1925), Óscar Osorio (1910), and Prudencia Ayala (1885). After him are Francisco Flores Pérez (1959), Schafik Hándal (1930), Pipo Rodríguez (1945), Raúl Magaña (1940), Joel Aguilar (1975), and Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara (1980).

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Among POLITICIANS In El Salvador

Among politicians born in El Salvador, Rafael Zaldívar ranks 14. Before him are Fidel Sánchez Hernández (1917), Antonio Saca (1965), Arturo Armando Molina (1927), Carlos Humberto Romero (1924), Álvaro Magaña (1925), and Óscar Osorio (1910). After him are Francisco Flores Pérez (1959), Schafik Hándal (1930), and Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara (1980).

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