Óscar Romero

(1917-1980)

Archbishop of San Salvador from 1977 to 1980

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Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador who served as the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador. He spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations, and torture amid a growing war between left-wing and right-wing forces. In 1980, Romero was assassinated while celebrating Mass in the chapel of the Hospital of Divine Providence. Though no one was ever convicted for the crime, investigations by the UN-created Truth Commission for El Salvador concluded that the extreme right-wing politician, founder of ARENA and death squad leader Roberto D'Aubuisson had given the order.

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Born	15 August 1917 Ciudad Barrios
Died	24 March 1980 (aged 62) Chapel of Hospital de la Divina Providencia, San Salvador, El Salvador
Zodiac	Leo
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