Salvador Jorge Blanco | |
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President of the Dominican Republic | |
In office August 16, 1982 – August 16, 1986 | |
Vice President | Manuel Fernández Mármol (1982–1983) Vacant (1983–1986) |
Preceded by | Jacobo Majluta |
Succeeded by | Joaquín Balaguer |
Personal details | |
Born | July 5, 1926 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
Died | December 26, 2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | (aged 84)
Political party | Revolutionary |
Spouse | |
Relations | Patricia Villegas (daughter-in-law) Orlando Jorge Villegas (grandson) Marcos Augusto Jorge Elías (second cousin) Sarah Jorge León (second cousin-once removed) |
Children | Orlando Jorge Mera (son) Dilia Leticia Jorge Mera (daughter) |
José Salvador Omar Jorge Blanco (July 5, 1926 – December 26, 2010) was a politician, lawyer and a writer. He was President of the Dominican Republic, from 1982 to 1986. He was a Senator running for the PRD party. He started his political career as a Committee Secretary for the Unión Cívica de Santiago in 1963 and joined the PRD in 1964.