Federico_Castillo_Yanes

Federico Castillo Yanes

Federico Castillo Yanes

Salvadoran military officer

Federico Castillo Yanes (died 13 April 2013)[1] was a Salvadoran military officer who served as the Minister of National Defense of El Salvador from 1 July 1977 until his resignation on 15 October 1979.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Yanes.
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Biography

Federico Castillo Yanes was born in El Salvador and became officer in the Army.[citation needed]

He was appointed as Minister of National Defense by President Carlos Humberto Romero on 1 July 1977.[2] He resigned and left for exile on 15 October 1979 following the overthrow of President Romero.[2][3]

Castillo Yanes died in San Salvador, El Salvador, on 13 April 2013.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "FAES expresa su profundo pesar por el fallecimiento del General de Div. Federico Castillo Yanes, Ex Ministro Defensa". Twitter (in Spanish).
  2. [2]
    "EXMINISTROS DE DEFENSA". Ministerio de la Defensa Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. [3]
    "La Junta Militar salvadoreña decreta el estado de sitio". El País. 16 October 1979. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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