Colonel César Yanes Urías (24 April 1920 – 4 December 2024) was a Salvadoran naval officer and politician who was a member of the Junta of Government, that ruled the country from 26 October 1960 until 25 January 1961.[1] He was a member of the Salvadoran naval forces.[2] Yanes Urías was born on 24 April 1920.[3][4] He turned 100 on 24 April 2020[5] and died on 4 December 2024, at the age of 104.[6][7]

Colonel
César Yanes Urías
César in the 1960s
Member of the Junta of Government
In office
26 October 1960 – 25 January 1961
Personal details
Born
César Yanes Urías

(1920-04-24)24 April 1920
El Salvador
Died4 December 2024(2024-12-04) (aged 104)
El Salvador
Occupation
  • Politician
  • soldier
Military service
Allegiance El Salvador
BranchSalvadoran Navy
Service years1954–1965
RankColonel
Conflicts1960 Salvadoran coup d'état

References

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  1. ^ "El Salvador". Rulers.org.
  2. ^ "La Fuerza Naval celebra LXVII años de fundación y éxitos". 11 October 2018.
  3. ^ Períodos presidenciales y constituciones federales y políticas de El Salvador (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Dirección de Publicaciones. 1980. p. 22.
  4. ^ "El Salvador: Preventive Coup". Time. 7 November 1960.
  5. ^ "Limited edition 1920. 😎 Don César Yanes de 100 años de edad ya recibió su primera dosis de la vacuna contra el #COVID19". Twitter. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ Chicas, Korayma (5 December 2024). "Fuerza Armada despide con honores al fundador de la Marina Nacional". Diario El Salvador. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Global Business Outsourcing se solidariza con el sensible fallecimiento del Coronel César Yanes Urias, quien fuere abuelo de nuestra Gerente Maria Auxiliadora Espinoza. Brindamos nuestro mas sentido pésame y fuerzas a la familia. 🕊". Facebook. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.