Bukele Extends State of Emergency in El Salvador
The measure has been in effect uninterrupted since March 2022, when the Salvadoran president promised to eliminate the gangs.
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The measure has been in effect uninterrupted since March 2022, when the Salvadoran president promised to eliminate the gangs.
El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele was sworn in for a second term Saturday, more popular -- and more powerful -- than ever.
El Salvador's popular gang-busting President Nayib Bukele was sworn in for a second term Saturday, but warned the country may need to swallow some "bitter medicine" to improve the economy.
In a bid to revitalize El Salvador's dollarized, remittance-reliant economy, Bukele in 2021 made bitcoin legal tender - first country to doso.
El Salvador's popular gang-busting President Nayib Bukele was sworn in for a second term Saturday, asking citizens to give him "unconditional support" as the government prescribes "bitter medicine" to improve