Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1927
Failed coup against Romero Bosque
Jorge Meléndez and Alfonso Quiñónez Molina organized a coup intended to preserve the dynasty's influence. The operation collapsed, and Colonel Juan Enrique Aberle and Major Manuel Alfaro Noguera were executed after court-martial proceedings.
1922
Christmas Day Massacre
Government security forces and the Red League fired on a rally supporting opposition candidate Miguel Tomás Molina in San Salvador. Approximately a dozen people were killed and about one hundred were injured.