Salvador Jorge Blanco

The famous politician was married to Asela Mera Checo. Asela passed away in 2007.

Blanco suffered from a fall at his home, while trying to move out of his bed. He succumbed to death a few days later on December 26, 2010. He is survived by a son named Orlando Jorge Mera and daughter Dilia Leticia.

Leonel Fernandez, the President of Dominican Republic, had announced a three-day national mourning as a mark of respect to the great leader. Even the flags across the nation were lowered to half-mast at the time of this leader’s death

Salvador Jorge Blanco was born on July 5, 1926, at the city of Santiago, located in the Dominican Republic. He completed his primary education from the ‘Academy of Santa Ana’ located in his hometown. He later moved to the ‘Normal School Ulises Francisco Espillat’ to pursue his higher studies, which was also situated in the same locality.

Jorge then graduated from the ‘Autonomous University of Santo Domingo’ in 1950, with a degree in law. He also completed his doctorate from the same institution, after submitting his dissertation on ‘unit Jurisdiction analysed in the exercise of public action and civil action’.

The very next year Blanco moved to Spain for a short period, to pursue his doctorate degree from the prestigious ‘University of Madrid’. He presented a thesis on ‘Political Asylum’ during his time here.

Blanco returned to his country after completing his studies, in 1961. Dominican Republic had witnessed a great political event at this time, which was the fall of the great dictator Trujillo.

He joined the ‘National Civic Union’ in the same year, and within a period of two years was promoted to the designation of the Committee Secretary.

Blanco’s political career was officially launched in 1964, when he became a part of the ‘Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)’.

Two years after he joined the party, he was appointed the member of the ‘National Executive Committee’, as well as the political commission of the PRD. He served in these designations till the year 1973.

Blanco reclaimed his posts of the ‘National Executive Committee’ and ‘Political Commission’ in 1976, after he was relieved from his duties of the ‘Code Commission’, a committee involved in the drafting of ‘Code of Commerce’. A year later he was promoted as the Chairman of the PRD.

Other than essaying various roles within the party PRD, Blanco is also known for his service in the ‘Code Commission’ of the Dominican Republic. He played an important role in drafting the code of commerce.