Salvador Jorge Blanco

Salvador Jorge Blanco
Salvador Jorge Blanco, 1982
President of the Dominican Republic
In office
August 16, 1982 – August 16, 1986
Vice PresidentManuel Fernández Mármol (1982–1983)
Vacant (1983–1986)
Preceded byJacobo Majluta
Succeeded byJoaquín Balaguer
Personal details
BornJuly 5, 1926
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
DiedDecember 26, 2010(2010-12-26) (aged 84)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Political partyRevolutionary
Spouse
(m. 1957; died 2007)
RelationsPatricia Villegas (daughter-in-law)
Orlando Jorge Villegas (grandson)
Marcos Augusto Jorge Elías (second cousin)
Sarah Jorge León (second cousin-once removed)
ChildrenOrlando 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.