Nayib Bukele

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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1. When was Nayib Bukele born?July 24, 1981
2. Where was Nayib Bukele born?San Salvador, El Salvador
3. What is the presidential term start?June 1, 2019
4. What is the key policy 1?Territorial Control Plan (2019 onwards) significantly reducing homicide rates
5. Who is Nayib Bukele?Nayib Bukele is the president of El Salvador. He used to run advertising companies and later became mayor of San Salvador before winning the national election in 2019.
6. How did Bukele become president?After being mayor, Bukele left his old party and started a new one called Nuevas Ideas. He ran for president in 2019 with the Grand Alliance for National Unity and won with 53% of the vote.

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