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Yusef Bukele
Yusef Alí Bukele Ortez (born 22 September 1989) is a Salvadoran businessman, politician, and economist. He is a younger brother of and advisor to Nayib Bukele, the current president of El Salvador. Bukele has served as one of Nayib's economic advisors and played a role in the adoption of bitcoin as Bitcoin in El Salvador, legal tender in El Salvador. Early life Yusef Alí Bukele Ortez was born on 22 September 1989 in El Salvador. His father was Armando Bukele Kattán and his mother is Olga Marina Ortez. Yusef has a twin brother, Ibrajim Bukele, Ibrajim, and has two older brothers, Nayib Bukele, Nayib and Karim Bukele, Karim. Additionally, Bukele has four half-sisters and two half-brothers from his father's side of the family. Bukele graduated from the Central American University (San Salvador), Central American University in 2014 with a degree in economics. While studying at the university, Bukele and three others published their thesis in economics: ''A Theoretical and Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million according to a government census. Among the Mesoamerican nations that historically controlled the region are the Maya peoples, Maya, and then the Cuzcatlan, Cuzcatlecs. Archaeological monuments also suggest an early Olmec presence around the first millennium BC. In the beginning of the 16th century, the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, Spanish Empire conquered the Central American territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. However, the Viceroyalty of New Spain had little to no influence in the daily affairs of the isthmus, which was colonized in 1524. In 1609, the area was declared the Captaincy General of Guatemala by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Mundo (El Salvador)
''El Mundo'' is a daily morning newspaper in El Salvador. History It was first published on February 6, 1967,Rivas, Edgar (9 February 2017)50 años de historia con “las noticias de hoy hoy mismo” ''El Mundo'' by Dr. Juan José Borga. Several journalists who had worked at the ''Tribuna Libre'' joined the new paper, which was led by writer Waldo Chávez Velasco.Colorado, Jose Eduardo Cubias (6 February 2018)Diario El Mundo, 51 años haciendo periodismo en El Salvador ''El Mundo'' Originally an evening paper (published Monday to Saturday), it switched to morning publication in 2004.Historia ''El Mundo'', Retrieved 25 March 2018 A 1991 report described the paper as "less conservative" than the other leading daily papers in the country.Barry, To [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Salvadoran Politicians
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1989 Births
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December; the movement ended in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions against communist governments in Eastern Europe mainly succeeded, but the year also saw the suppression by the Chinese government of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. It was the year of the first 1989 Brazilian presidential election, Brazilian direct presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the Military dictatorship in Brazil, military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolfo Delgado (lawyer)
Rodolfo Antonio Delgado Montes is a Salvadoran lawyer who currently serves as the Attorney General of El Salvador, attorney general of El Salvador. He was appointed as attorney general by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, Legislative Assembly in May 2021 after his predecessor, Raúl Melara, 2021 Salvadoran political crisis, was removed by the Nuevas Ideas-led legislature. Prior to his appointment as attorney general, he worked for the Office of the Attorney General from 1995 to 2017 in various roles. Early life Rodolfo Antonio Delgado Montes attended the José Matías Delgado University from 1992 to 1997, graduating as a Doctor of Juridical Science. In 2007, he earned a diploma of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences from the Central American University (San Salvador), José Simeón Cañas University. Legal career Early career In April 1995, Delgado became the 3rd assistant attorney general for First Criminal Court of the Sonsonate Department. In May 1995, he tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Salvadoran Political Crisis
The 2021 Salvadoran political crisis occurred on 1 May 2021 when the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador voted to remove several judges from the Supreme Court of El Salvador, Supreme Court and remove the Attorney General of El Salvador, both of which had been vocal opponents to the presidency of Nayib Bukele. The event has been referred to as a self-coup by the opposition and by news media outlets due to the action itself but also because of the 2020 Salvadoran political crisis in the year prior, where Bukele ordered soldiers into the Legislative Assembly, which has also been characterized as a self-coup. Background On 9 February 2020, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele ordered forty soldiers to enter the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, Legislative Assembly to pressure its deputies to vote in favor of requesting a $109 million loan from the United States in order to support his Territorial Control Plan, a law enforcement measure against Crime in El Salvador, crime in El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Prensa Gráfica
''La Prensa Gráfica'', commonly known as ''La Prensa'', is a daily newspaper published in El Salvador by Grupo Dutriz. ''La Prensa'' is a mainstream metropolitan newspaper, and became one of the first newspapers to print in color in Central America. History Brothers Antonio Dutriz and José Dutriz formed a commercial partnership known as Dutríz Hermanos on October 14, 1903. ''La Prensa'' was then founded by José and Antonio Dutriz, and its first issue was printed and distributed on May 10, 1915. The first issue had four standard size pages. The newspaper expanded and bought new equipment in 1916. Antonio and José Dutriz were the first directors of the newspaper. Antonio retired in 1928 due to illness and José Dutriz remained as sole owner. José Dutriz retired in 1934 and the newspaper was then directed by Manuel Andino. José Quetglas became director of the newspaper on November 5, 1939, and merged the newspapers ''La Prensa'' and ''El Gráfico'' on August 9, 1939, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airline Ambassadors International
Airline Ambassadors International (AAI) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Arlington, Virginia Arlington County, or simply Arlington, is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county is located in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington, D.C., the nati ... and founded by American Airlines flight attendant Nancy Rivard in 1996 as a form of volunteer tourism. Its initial focus was humanitarian aid in Central America due to American Airlines' presence there, but has expanded to 52 countries. Its focus further expanded in 2009 to partner with other airports to help prevent human trafficking, although their claims about the scale of the issue are under question. References {{Reflist Charities based in Washington, D.C. Public benefit flying organizations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Younger Bukele Brothers
Younger or Youngers may refer to: People * Younger (surname) * List of people known as the Elder or the Younger Arts and entertainment * ''Younger'', an American novel by Pamela Redmond Satran ** ''Younger'' (TV series), an American sitcom based on the novel * "Younger" (Seinabo Sey song), 2013 * "Younger" (Ruel song), 2018 * "Younger" (Jonas Blue and Hrvy song), 2019 * ''Youngers'', a British teen drama * "Younger", a song by Dala from ''Everyone Is Someone'', 2009 * "Younger", a song by Imagine Dragons from ''Mercury – Acts 1 & 2'', 2022 * "Younger", a song by Olly Murs from '' You Know I Know'', 2018 * the Younger family, fictional characters in the play ''A Raisin in the Sun'' Other uses * ''Younger v. Harris'', a decision of the United States Supreme Court * Younger Hall, the main music venue in St Andrews, Scotland * Viscount Younger of Leckie, title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * Younger (title) Younger is a Scottish convention, style of address, or des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitcoin City
Bitcoin City is a planned smart city project in La Unión, El Salvador. The planned city is intended to be a tax haven, and to use geothermal energy to power Bitcoin mining. The feasibility of its reliance on both geothermal energy and Bitcoin have been the subject of criticism, alongside concerns regarding delays in the project's financing and construction. Description In November 2021, President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele announced that he planned to build Bitcoin City in the southeastern region of La Unión at the base of the Conchagua volcano, which would use geothermal energy to power bitcoin mining. The project has been criticized by ecologist Ricardo Navarro. “Geothermal still costs more than oil, otherwise we would already be using more of it. What will end up happening is that we will just be buying more oil," he told ''The Telegraph''. The initiative is modelled after special economic zones (SEZ), and proponents of the plan cite Singapore, Dubai, and Shenzhen as su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Ardoino
Paolo Ardoino (born 1984) is an Italian billionaire businessman and computer scientist who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Tether since December 2023. He also serves as the chief technology officer (CTO) of Bitfinex. Early life and education Ardoino was born in 1984 in Cisano sul Neva, Italy. He began coding at the age of eight. He obtained a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Genoa. Career After completing his education, Ardoino joined the University of Genoa as researcher, where he worked on research projects involving cybersecurity and cryptography for military applications. He left the University of Genoa in 2011. Ardoino moved to London in 2013, where he founded Fincluster, a technology startup that built cloud-based financial service applications for fund managers and institutions across London, Milan, and Lugano. In 2014, Ardoino joined Bitfinex as a software engineer. Two years later, in 2016, he transitioned to the role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitcoin Law
The Bitcoin Law (, )Diario Oficial, numero 110, tomo n° 431, 9 de junio de 2021 , of El Salvador, National Press of El Salvador was passed by the on 8 June 2021, giving the cryptocurrency |
