1979 in El Salvador

The following lists events that happened in 1979 in El Salvador.

← 1978 1977 1976 1979 in El Salvador → 1980 1981 1982
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1979 Timeline of Salvadoran history

Incumbents

• President: Carlos Humberto Romero (until 15 October), Revolutionary Government Junta (starting 15 October)
• Vice President: Julio Ernesto Astacio (until 15 October), Vacant (starting 15 October)

Events

October

• 15 October – The Armed Forces of El Salvador deposed President Humberto Romero in a military coup d'état and established the Revolutionary Government Junta. The Salvadoran Civil War began.

Deaths

• 20 January – Octavio Ortiz, Catholic priest (b. 1944)
• 20 June – Rafael Palacios, Catholic priest (b. ?)
• 4 August – Napoleón Macías, Catholic priest (b. ?)