Pío Romero Bosque

Pío Romero Bosque (* 1860 in Suchitoto, † December 10, 1935 in Managua, Nicaragua) was from March 1, 1927 to February 28, 1931 President of El Salvador.

Life

His parents were Rosario Bosque and Serapio Romero. He studied law and he worked as a judge and prosecutor. From 1889 to 1891 he was a judge in Zacatecoluca and 1892 he was elected as substitutes in the Parliament. In the governments of President Jorge Meléndez (1919-1923) and Alfonso Quinonez Molina (1923-1927), he was war and Minister of the Interior. With the support of Meléndez - Quinonez dynasty was elected president. He took office on March 1, 1927 in the midst of a climate of political oppression. His government minister was Manuel Mendoza.

Democracy in El Salvador

Beginning of the 20th century had in El Salvador, the active men, oral and public suffrage. Restrictions due to race, Schreibkundigkeit, or class did not exist in relation to the right to vote.

The father of Ernesto Antonio Clara Mount Roseville, General Antonio Clara Mount Lucero military governor of Usulután reported that the usual violence recognizable decreased the occasion of elections in the reign of Pío Romero Bosque. Coincidentally, it is reported that the elections in 1931, which were prepared and carried out under his rule, were conducted relatively free and unadulterated.

The agent was anwandten Pío Romero and his ministers a choice cancellation. The citizens had the right indicate irregularities in the elections in their municipios. The government had the power to investigate the allegations and to annul elections with voter fraud. Prior to the Government of Bosque choice cancellations were rare, because the elections were irregular by definition. With Bosque tripled Wahlannuierungen. From 1919 to 1923 there were fewer than ten Wahlannulierungen per year after 1927, there were slightly more than 30

During his presidency collapsed in 1929 due to the global economic crisis, the coffee prices dramatically.