Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 5 February 1844.[1] General Francisco Malespín ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature.[2] Malespín was sworn in on 7 February 1844 and served until 15 February 1845, when he was deposed by his vice president Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán.[3]
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