2023 in El Salvador
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Events in the year 2023 in El Salvador.
Incumbents
- President: Nayib Bukele (until 1 December 2023); Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara (acting, from 1 December 2023)
- Vice President: Félix Ulloa (until 1 December 2023); Vacant (from 1 December 2023)
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador
- 6 June: The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador votes to reduce the number of legislative seats from 84 to 60 ahead of the 2024 general election.[1]
- 30 November: The Legislative Assembly grants leaves of absence to Nayib Bukele and Félix Ulloa to focus on their 2024 re-election campaigns. Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara is selected as acting president beginning on 1 December.[2]
Holidays
- 1 January — New Year's Day[3]
- 10 May – Mother's Day[3]
- 17 June – Father's Day[3]
- 4–6 August — August Festivals, including Feast of San Salvador[3]
- 15 September – Independence Day, anniversary of the Act of Independence of Central America.[3]
- 2 November – Day of the Dead[3]
Deaths
- 6 January — Sigifredo Ochoa, 80, military officer and politician, deputy (2012–2015).[4]
References
- ^ Renteria, Nelson (8 June 2023). "El Salvador slashes size of Congress ahead of elections". Reuters. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Quién es Claudia Juana Rodríguez de Guevara, la Presidenta Interina de El Salvador que Sustituirá a Bukele Durante su Licencia de 6 Meses" [Who is Claudia Juana Rodríguez de Guevara, the Interim President of El Salvador Who Will Substitute Bukele During His 6 Move Leave of Absence]. BBC (in Spanish). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "National Holidays in El Salvador in 2023". Office Holidays. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Cañenguez, David (6 January 2023). "Coronel Sigifredo Ochoa Pérez Murió Tras Accidente en Desvío a San Juan Opico" [Colonel Sigifredo Ochoa Pérez Died In a Traffic Accident in San Juan Opico] (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2023.