Ramón Rodríguez was a Salvadoran politician who was President of El Salvador for six days in early 1850.

Biography

Ramón Rodríguez was born in San Vicente, San Salvador, New Spain. He was a member of the Senate of El Salvador.

Rodríguez became acting President of El Salvador on 26 January 1850 when President Doroteo Vasconcelos handed him the presidency to avoid accusations of him influencing his re-election in the 1850 presidential election. The election resulted in Vasconcelos' re-election by the Senate. Rodríguez handed the acting presidency to Vice President-elect José Félix Quirós on 1 February, and Quirós handed the presidency to Vasconcelos on 4 February.

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