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President of El Salvador National Assembly (1903, 1911) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez (24 April 1863 – 13 November 1922) was a Salvadoran politician who was the president of the Legislative Assembly from 1903 to 1904 and again from 1912 to 1913.
Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez | |
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57th and 63th President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador | |
In office 13 February 1903 – 1904 Serving with Fernando López | |
Preceded by | Dionisio Aráuz |
Succeeded by | Federico Mejía |
In office 29 April 1912 – 1913 Serving with Fernando López | |
Preceded by | Rafael Pinto Figueroa |
Succeeded by | Carlos Meléndez |
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador | |
In office 23 February 1914 – 1915 Serving with Francisco García de Machón | |
Minister of Public Instruction, Finance and Public Credit of El Salvador | |
In office 1898–1900 | |
Minister of War and the Navy of El Salvador | |
In office 1900–1901 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Antonio Fidel Novoa Meléndez 24 April 1863 Sensuntepeque, El SAlvador |
Died | 13 November 1922 59) Paris, France | (aged
Resting place | Cemetery of Distinguished Citizens |
Nationality | Salvadoran |
Political party | Liberal National Democratic Party |
Relatives | Constantino Fuentes Parra Fidel Novoa Fuentes (son, 1900-1981) Ricardo Armando Novoa Arciniegas (grandson, 1931-2017) |
Alma mater | Liceo Salvadoreño and University of El Salvador |
Occupation | Politician, physician and surgeon. |
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In 1890, he obtained his doctorate with the thesis on The Influence of Prostitution on the Newborn.[1]
President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (1903 and 1912) during the administration of Pedro José Escalón and Manuel Enrique Araujo[2] and vice-president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (1914) during the administration of Carlos Meléndez,[3] in whose congressional seats he remained for several years, he also served as minister in the government portfolios of Public Instruction, Finance & Public Credit (Treasury Department),[4] and War & Navy (Defense Department)[5] during the administration of Tomás Regalado Romero.[6] Legislative Assembly.[7] From 29 April 1912 to 1913, Novoa Meléndez served as the president of the Legislative Assembly; political career he started in 1892 as Senator. [8]
Following a leg injury and complications due to diabetes, Melendez died in Paris on 13 November 1922.[9][10][11]
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