1931 in El Salvador

Incumbents

• President: Pío Romero Bosque, Arturo Araujo, Civic Directory, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
• Vice President: Gustavo Vides, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, Vacant

  Events

January

• January 11-13 - Voters in El Salvador voted Labor candidate Arturo Araujo as President with 46.65% of the vote in El Salvador's first free and fair election.

  March

• March 1 - Arturo Araujo was sworn in as President of El Salvador. Maximiliano Hernández Martínez was sworn in as Vice President.

  December

• December 2 - The Armed Forces of El Salvador deposed President Araujo in a military coup d'état and established the Civic Directory.
• December 4 - General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, previously Vice President of El Salvador under Araujo, became Acting President of El Salvador.

  Undated

• The National Pro Patria Party was established.