Santiago González
President of El Salvador
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| Intro | President of El Salvador | |
| Places | El Salvador | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 25 July 1818, Guatemala, Guatemala | |
| Death | 1 August 1887San Salvador, El Salvador (aged 69 years) | |
| Star sign | Leo | |
| Politics: | National Liberal Party |
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Santiago González Portillo (25 July 1818 – 1 August 1887) was a general from El Salvador. He served as President of El Salvador from 15 April 1871 to 1 February 1876, and as Vice President and commander-in-chief of the army during the term of his successor, Andrés del Valle.
He served as the minister of war of El Salvador from 1863 to April 1871. He led a revolution in 1871 in which the conservative government was overthrown, and he amended the constitution.