Brigadier General Salvador Castaneda Castro | |
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| 31st President of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 March 1945 – 14 December 1948 | |
| Vice President | Manuel Adriano Vilanova |
| Preceded by | Osmín Aguirre |
| Succeeded by | Revolutionary Council of Government Óscar Osorio as President |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 1 March 1945 – March 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Salvador Peña Trejo |
| Succeeded by | Mauro Espínola Castro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1888 Chalchuapa, El Salvador |
| Died | 5 March 1965 (aged 76) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Political party | Unification Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School |
| Occupation | Military officer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  El Salvador |
| Branch/service | Salvadoran Army |
Salvador Castaneda Castro (6 August 1888 – 5 March 1965) was President of El Salvador from 1 March 1945 to 14 December 1948. He had previously served as Interior Minister under President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez. He was elected unopposed during martial law in January 1945, and was overthrown in a coup by other military officers in December 1948.