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Visegrád 24@visegrad24 · Nov 22, 2024

This is Nayib Bukele. He became the youngest president in El Salvador’s history at 37 and achieved what many thought…

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Nayib Bukele became El Salvador's youngest president at 37 and dramatically reduced homicides by 92% through aggressive anti-gang tactics, while also making Bitcoin legal tender to attract investment and financial inclusion. His transformation of one of the world's most dangerous countries into a safer nation in four years challenged conventional wisdom about what's achievable through bold policy.

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    This is Nayib Bukele. He became the youngest president in El Salvador’s history at 37 and achieved what many thought was impossible. In 4 years, he transformed one of the world’s most dangerous countries into one of the safest Here’s how he did it 🧵

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    When Bukele took office in 2019, El Salvador was plagued by violence: •Over 60 homicides per 100,000 people. •Gangs ruled entire neighborhoods. •The economy was stagnant, and hope was fading. The establishment said fixing it was impossible. Bukele had a different plan:

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    “I don’t govern for the elites or the corrupt. I govern for the people.” His first priority? Public safety. He launched the Plan Control Territorial, an aggressive anti-gang strategy. The media called it authoritarian. Critics said it would fail. The results shocked everyone:

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    In less than four years: •Homicides dropped by 92%. •The murder rate fell to two per 100,000 people (unheard of in El Salvador). •Extortion by gangs, a daily reality for many, was nearly eradicated. Bukele turned El Salvador into a case study in rapid security reform.

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    He didn’t stop there. Bukele wanted to transform El Salvador into a global player in tech and finance. In 2021, he made Bitcoin legal tender, the first country to ever do so. His goal? Attract foreign investment and provide banking access to the unbanked.