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José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes was a Salvadoran politician who served as President of El Salvador from 1 June 1984 to 1 June 1989. He was mayor of San Salvador before running for president in 1972. He lost, but the election is widely viewed as fraudulent. Following a coup d'état in 1979, Duarte led the subsequent civil-military Junta from 1980 to 1982. He was then elected president in 1984, defeating ARENA party leader Roberto D'Aubuisson.

Supported by the Reagan Administration and the Central Intelligence Agency, his time in office occurred during the worst years of the Salvadoran Civil War which saw numerous abuses and massacres of the civilian population by the Salvadoran security forces and the death squads linked to them. Wikipedia  

✵ 23. November 1925 – 23. February 1990
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“When the structures and values of Salvadoran society exemplify a democratic system, then the revolution I have worked for will have taken place. This is my dream.”

José Napoleón Duarte

Duarte: My Story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-399-13202-3 (1986), G.P. Putnam's Sons
1980s

Dreams

“I've seen through my life many times when people with hate in their heart put fire to the American flag. This time, permit me to go to your flag and, in the name of my people, give it a kiss.”

José Napoleón Duarte

As quoted in "The Honor of Elliott Abrams" https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/the-honor-of-elliott-abrams/ (14 February 2019), National Review

Hate , Time , Kiss , People

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