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Mauricio Funes

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The Resume

    (October 18, 1959- )
    Born in San Salvador, El Salvador
    Former TV journalist on CNN
    President of El Salvador (June 1, 2009- )

Why he might be annoying:

    He broke his promise that he'd recognize Kosovo once he took office.
    His opponents think that his presidency would result in increasing Venezuelan influence in El Salvador.
    Hugo Chávez made an excuse of not attending his inauguration by accusing the United States for trying to assassinate him.
    He established diplomatic relations with Cuba, leaving the United States as the only country in the western hemisphere that currently doesn’t have diplomatic relations with Cuba.
    He sympathized with the left-wing rebels during the Salvadoran Civil War.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is called the ‘Barack Obama of El Salvador’.
    He didn’t fight in the Salvadoran Civil War, even though he belongs to a party founded by left-wing rebels.
    His presidency ended at least two decades of right-wing, conservative rule in El Salvador.
    His brother was killed during the Salvadoran Civil War.
    His oldest son, 27-year-old Alejandro, was killed in Paris while studying photography (October 11, 2007).
    He promised to improve health care in rural areas and combat crime.
    He admires Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and has sought to follow his footsteps.

Credit: Big Lenny


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 40 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying