1931 Salvadoran coup d'état

1931 Salvadoran coup d’état
	; The members of the Civic Directory
Date	2 December 1931
Location	El Salvador
Result	Coup successful Arturo Araujo overthrown; Civic Directory established;
Belligerents
Salvadoran government	Armed Forces Salvadoran Army; Salvadoran Air Force; National Guard;
Commanders and leaders
Arturo Araujo	Osmín Aguirre y Salinas; Joaquín Valdés;

The 1931 Salvadoran coup d'état occurred on 2 December 1931. The coup overthrew President Arturo Araujo and led to the establishment of the Civic Directory. The coup began 48 years of military rule in El Salvador which lasted until the 1979 Salvadoran coup d'état.

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