Dr. Manuel Adriano Vilanova Córdova was a physician and politician from El Salvador who was Vice President of El Salvador during the presidency of general Salvador Castaneda Castro.
Manuel Adriano Vilanova Córdova | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 March 1945 – 14 December 1948 | |
| President | Salvador Castaneda Castro |
| Preceded by | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez |
| Succeeded by | José María Peralta Salazar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1873 San Miguel, El Salvador |
| Political party | Unification Social Democratic Party |
Vilanova was born on 18 August 1873 in San Miguel.[1] He was educated at University of El Salvador and graduated as doctor of medicine in 1906.[1] He was a pediatrician.[2] He worked as professor at the Universidad Nacional. Vilanova was the co-founder of Sanatorio de Tuberculosis Nacional.[1] He was a public health director.
Vilanova was elected alongside general Salvador Castaneda Castro in the elections of February 1945.[3] He served as Vice President of El Salvador from 1 March 1945 to 14 December 1948.[2][4] In addition to vice presidency, Vilanova was the director general of the ministry of health,[5] and also the mayor of San Salvador from 1947 to 1948. He was overthrown in a coup alongside Castaneda Castro.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Biographical Encyclopedia of the World". Institute for Research in Biography. 1948.
- ^ a b Meyer, Carlos Infante (2000). "Historia de la medicina en El Salvador" (in Spanish). Ancalmo Internacional.
- ^ Prendes, Julio Adolfo Rey (2008). "De la dictadura militar a la democracia, 1931-1994: memorias de un político salvadoreño" (in Spanish). J.A. Rey Prendes.
- ^ Leistenschneider, María (1980). "Gobernantes de El Salvador: biografías" (in Spanish). Publicaciones del Ministerio del Interior.
- ^ "Newsletter. v. 93-117 1946-47". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/uc1.$c117175.
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