Jorge Meléndez

Jorge Meléndez Ramírez ( born April 15, 1871 in San Salvador, † November 22, 1953 ibid ) was from March 1, 1919 to February 28, 1923 President of El Salvador.

Life

His mother Mercedes Ramírez was the daughter of Norberto Ramírez Áreas. His father Rafael Meléndez was a tailor. His sister married Leonor Alfonso Quinonez Molina. His brother was Carlos Meléndez Ramirez. Other siblings were Rafael, Francisco, Guillermo, Carmen de Letona and Sor. The Melendez family is part of the Agujero de oro. Jorge Meléndez married Tula Mazzini. Their children were Jorge (who died young ), María de los Ángeles and Ricardo. Jorge was the owner of the sugar cane farms Ingenio Prusia between San Salvador and Lago de Ilopango and El Ingenio Venecia in San Miguel. The Party of Meléndez Quinonez dynasty was the Partido Nacional Democrático PND. When his brother died in 1919, Jorge inherited the presidency from him.