Salvador Jorge Blanco

Salvador Jorge Blanco
Salvador Jorge Blanco, 1982
President of the Dominican Republic
In office August 16, 1982 – August 16, 1986
Vice President	Manuel Fernández Mármol (1982–1983) Vacant (1983–1986)
Preceded by	Jacobo Majluta
Succeeded by	Joaquín Balaguer
Personal details
Born	July 5, 1926 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Died	December 26, 2010(2010-12-26) (aged 84) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Political party	Revolutionary
Spouse	Asela Mera de Jorge ​ ​ (m. 1957; died 2007)​
Relations	Patricia Villegas (daughter-in-law) Orlando Jorge Villegas (grandson) Marcos Augusto Jorge Elías (second cousin) Sarah Jorge León (second cousin-once removed)
Children	Orlando Jorge Mera (son) Dilia Leticia Jorge Mera (daughter)

José Salvador Omar Jorge Blanco (July 5, 1926 – December 26, 2010) was a politician, lawyer and a writer. He was President of the Dominican Republic, from 1982 to 1986. He was a Senator running for the PRD party. He started his political career as a Committee Secretary for the Unión Cívica de Santiago in 1963 and joined the PRD in 1964.