MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Tag: Nayib Bukele
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Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador, first country ever
The Parliament of El Salvador has passed with 62 out of 84 votes a bill submitted by President Nayib Bukele to classify Bitcoin as legal tender, thus becoming the first country in the world to adopt a cryptocurrency. Its use as legal tender will go into law in 90 days.
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Wednesday, December 4th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Beijing's gift to El Salvador for Taiwan cut off: Stadium, library, water plants
China has agreed to pay for a new national stadium and library in El Salvador as part of an infrastructure package promised to the country after it switched allegiance from Taiwan to Beijing.
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Monday, November 4th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
El Salvador and Venezuela: reciprocal expulsion of diplomats
Venezuela ordered El Salvador's diplomats to leave the country in reprisal for President Nayib Bukele's expulsion of officials representing the government in Caracas. El Salvador does not recognize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as legitimate and said on Saturday it would receive a new diplomatic corps representing opposition leader, Juan Guaido.
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Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
El Salvador president asks for a second at the UN, so he could take a selfie
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, whose social media savvy helped win him power earlier this year, took a selfie before his maiden speech at the UN General Assembly, which he called “obsolete” and suggested scrapping.
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Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 - 09:03 UTC
El Salvador president admits his country's responsibility for the migration wave and the drowning of a father and toddler
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said his country bears responsibility for the recent drowning deaths of a father and his toddler daughter who had been attempting to cross into the United States, saying that security and economic hardships he inherited are driving people to make the perilous journey.
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Monday, July 1st 2019 - 09:29 UTC
El Salvador confirms its relations with Beijing, and dropping Taiwan
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele ratified his country's diplomatic relations with China, almost a year after breaking ties with Taiwan.
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Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Beijing reaffirms diplomatic ties with the new government of El Salvador: “correct decision”
El Salvador’s decision to establish ties with China was correct and the two countries have bright prospects, a Chinese envoy told El Salvador’s maverick new president, who has been critical of Beijing.
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Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 09:30 UTC
El Salvador new president pledges to cure the “sick child” after years of violence
El Salvador's new President Nayib Bukele took office on Saturday pledging to cure the Central American country that he described as a “sick child ”following years of violence and migration that has strained relations with the United States.
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Monday, February 4th 2019 - 09:26 UTC
Independent on an anti-corruption ticket sweeps to victory in El Salvador
A former mayor campaigning on an anti-corruption ticket swept to victory in El Salvador’s presidential election on Sunday, bringing an end to a two-party system that has held sway over the violence-plagued Central American country for three decades.
