René Fortín Magaña

René Fortín Magaña was a young lawyer and an influential student leader in El Salvador during the early 1960s. He gained prominence as a member of the Civic-Military Government Board following the overthrow of José María Lemus in 1960, advocating for electoral reforms to enable democratic elections. Fortín Magaña became a key figure in the protests against the military coup that sought to overthrow the government he supported.