2023 in El Salvador

Decades:	2000s; 2010s; 2020s; ; ;
See also:	Other events of 2023; Timeline of Salvadoran history;

Events in the year 2023 in El Salvador.

Incumbents[edit]

President: Nayib Bukele (until 1 December 2023); Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara (acting, from 1 December 2023)
Vice President: Félix Ulloa (until 1 December 2023); Vacant (from 1 December 2023)

6 June: The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador votes to reduce the number of legislative seats from 84 to 60 ahead of the 2024 general election.^[2]
30 November: The Legislative Assembly grants leaves of absence to Nayib Bukele and Félix Ulloa to focus on their 2024 re-election campaigns. Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara is selected as acting president beginning on 1 December.^[3]

1 January — New Year's Day^[4]
10 May – Mother's Day^[4]
17 June – Father's Day^[4]
4–6 August — August Festivals, including Feast of San Salvador^[4]
15 September – Independence Day, anniversary of the Act of Independence of Central America.^[4]
2 November – Day of the Dead^[4]

6 January — Sigifredo Ochoa, 80, military officer and politician, deputy (2012–2015).^[5]

^ "El Salvador is gradually filling its new mega prison with alleged gang members". AP News. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ Renteria, Nelson (8 June 2023). "El Salvador slashes size of Congress ahead of elections". Reuters. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Quién es Claudia Juana Rodríguez de Guevara, la Presidenta Interina de El Salvador que Sustituirá a Bukele Durante su Licencia de 6 Meses" [Who is Claudia Juana Rodríguez de Guevara, the Interim President of El Salvador Who Will Substitute Bukele During His 6 Move Leave of Absence]. BBC (in Spanish). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "National Holidays in El Salvador in 2023". Office Holidays. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^ Cañenguez, David (6 January 2023). "Coronel Sigifredo Ochoa Pérez Murió Tras Accidente en Desvío a San Juan Opico" [Colonel Sigifredo Ochoa Pérez Died In a Traffic Accident in San Juan Opico] (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2023.

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