Roberto D'Aubuisson | |
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90th President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador | |
In office 26 April 1982 – 20 December 1983 | |
Preceded by | José Leandro Echeverría |
Succeeded by | María Julia Castillo Rodas |
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from La Libertad | |
In office 1 May 1988 – 20 February 1992 | |
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from San Salvador | |
In office 26 April 1982 – 1 May 1988 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Roberto D'Aubuisson Arrieta 23 August 1943 Santa Tecla, El Salvador |
Died | 20 February 1992 San Salvador, El Salvador | (aged 48)
Political party | Nationalist Republican Alliance |
Spouse(s) | Yolanda Munguía (divorced) Luz María Angulo (his death) |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Maribel Arrieta (cousin) |
Alma mater | Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School School of the Americas |
Occupation | Military officer, politician |
Known for | Ordering the assassination of Óscar Romero |
Nickname(s) | Chele, Blowtorch Bob, The Major[1] |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Salvadoran Army |
Years of service | 1963–1980 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | National Guard |
Commands | Death squads |
Battles/wars | Salvadoran Civil War |
Roberto D'Aubuisson Arrieta (dohb-wee-SOHN;[2] 23 August 1943 – 20 February 1992) was a Salvadoran military officer, neo-fascist[3][4][5] politician, and death squad leader. In 1981, he co-founded and became the first leader of the far-right Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) and served as president of the Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1983.[6][7][8] He was a presidential candidate for 1984 presidential election, losing in the second round to José Napoleón Duarte, the former president of the Revolutionary Government Junta.[9]
After ARENA's loss in the 1985 legislative elections, D'Aubuisson stepped down in favor of Alfredo Cristiani and was designated as the party's honorary president for life.[10] D'Aubuisson was named by the United Nations' Truth Commission for El Salvador as having ordered the assassination of Óscar Romero, the archbishop of San Salvador in 1980.[11]