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Antonio Saca (Elías Antonio Saca González) was born on 9 March, 1965 in Santa Elena, Usulután, El Salvador, is a Former President of El Salvador. Discover Antonio Saca's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?

Popular As Elías Antonio Saca González
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Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 9 March, 1965
Birthday 9 March
Birthplace Santa Elena, Usulután, El Salvador
Nationality El Salvador

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1965

Elías Antonio "Tony" Saca González (born 9 March 1965) is a Salvadoran politician who was President of El Salvador from 1 June 2004 to 1 June 2009.

He is currently serving a minimum 10-year prison sentence on corruption charges.

Born in Santa Elena, Usulutan, Saca is of Palestinian descent on his father's side, from a family of Catholic immigrants who arrived in El Salvador in the early 20th century from the town of Bethlehem.

Saca's Muslim maternal grandfather, Musa Ali Saleh, changed his name to Moises Gonzalez.

Saca's maternal side is the Flores family.

Prior to becoming president, Saca was a broadcast journalist, specializing in sports radio and a prominent businessman.

He attended the University of Central America.

He is an outspoken Evangelical Protestant and has expressed his faith through his historic friendliness with Salvadoran and American Protestant churches.

1989

Saca married Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca on 11 August 1989.

The couple have three children, Gerardo Antonio, Jose Alejandro and Christian Eduardo.

2004

On 21 March 2004, Saca was elected President of El Salvador, and on 1 June 2004 succeeded President Francisco Flores.

Both Saca and Flores are members of the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance party, generally known by its Spanish-language acronym ARENA.

Like Flores, Saca was part of ARENA's moderate wing.

During the election campaign, some commentators criticized Saca's lack of political experience.

In the election, Saca defeated leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate, Schafik Hándal, also of Arab descent.

The election results were:

In August 2004, President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian awarded Saca the Order of Brilliant Jade with Grand Cordon.

With his embracing of the free-market and pro-United States policies like those pursued by Flores, Saca was the clear favorite of the United States government in the 2004 presidential election.

Saca was one of a few leaders in Latin America to send troops to Iraq, though he was the only one to maintain them on extended deployment.

Many attribute Saca's pro-U.S. attitude to the fact that he was openly supported by members of the Republican Party and the George W. Bush Administration during his political campaign in the 2004 elections.

In the opinion of many analysts, the U.S. right wing felt confident that Saca would head a conservative government in line with their interests.

The FMLN accused the United States of intervening in the electoral process because several high-ranking officials warned that U.S. relations with El Salvador would be seriously threatened if Handal won the elections.

This opinion was reinforced by the fact that ARENA assured that the United States could deport Salvadorans living there if the leftist candidate won.

President Saca was the subject of widespread allegations of corruption.

A secret cable from the American Embassy in San Salvador, made public by Wikileaks, cites lawmakers from Saca's own ARENA party and business figures as raising specific concerns about Saca abusing the power of the presidency for his own personal gain.

Such corruption "went beyond the pale" even by Salvadoran standards.

According to the cable: "While the Salvadoran public may be inured to self-serving behavior by politicians, many in ARENA believe that the brazen manner in which Saca and his people are widely perceived to have used their positions for personal enrichment went beyond the pale. ARENA deputy (and son of controversial ARENA founder) Roberto D'Aubuisson told Poloff that Saca “deliberately ignored” his Public Works Minister's government contract kickbacks scheme, even after the case was revealed in the press. Furthermore, considerable evidence exists, including from U.S. business sources, that the Saca administration pushed laws and selectively enforced regulations with the specific intent to benefit Saca's family business interests."

The U.S. Embassy cable also made mention of Saca's multimillion-dollar mansion constructed during his presidency: "Saca also accumulated conspicuous assets – including a mansion in San Salvador and large landholdings in La Union that do not square with the investments and income he had prior to assuming the presidency."

2005

President Saca initiated the "Solidarian Network plan" in October 2005 with international aid from European countries such as Spain.

This plan was aimed at communities considered below the poverty line.

A map of poor areas was developed, and financial aid in the amount of $15 to $20 per month per family was to be distributed in the designation areas.

The plan was initiated in the Balsam Range municipalities (Cordillera del Balsamo), such as Jicalapa, in La Libertad department.

2008

Another classified U.S. Embassy cable reported that ARENA expelled Saca, "charging that he had misspent $219 million of unaccounted-for government funds, and citing improprieties in the 2008-2009 electoral process, claiming Saca had pressured mayors to vote for specified candidates under penalty of being excluded as ARENA municipal candidates."

The ARENA leadership, according to the cable, "said Saca improperly transferred government funds to bolster his own image, despite funding shortages for public health and safety. Saca defended himself in a December 13 telephone interview with center-left online newspaper El Faro . . . . He also claimed the funding transfer was authorized by law."

2009

The ARENA party expelled Saca in December 2009 for his suspected involvement in getting certain ARENA legislators to defect to a new party, the Grand Alliance for National Unity, in cooperation with the ruling FMLN government.

El Salvador's military commitment in Iraq ended in February 2009.

2013

In the midst of a political campaign, the former president was sued on 21 October 2013 for corruption and money laundering.

2014

Saca was a candidate in the 2 February 2014 elections.

2016

On 7 March 2016, the El Salvador Supreme Court ordered Saca to stand trial for illegal enrichment.

2018

On 12 September 2018, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a tribunal.