Adolfo Arnoldo Majano Ramos was born on 21 April 1938 in the
Intipucá,
El Salvador. He entered the Salvadoran Escuela Militar Capitán General Gerardo Barrios in 1955 and graduated in 1958 with the rank of junior lieutenant of the infantry. In 1974, he graduated from the General Staff of the Higher Military School in
Mexico City. He also studied at the School of the Americas in the
Panama Canal Zone, then served in the
Salvadoran Army. On 13 December 1980 at a meeting of the command of the
Salvadoran Army,
Christian Democrat José Napoleón Duarte became President of the junta with Colonel Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez as vice president. Majano appointed to be the military attaché to Spain, however, he refused this appointment and accused the junta of supporting right-wing extremists. Majano resigned as Commander-in-Chief and Chairman of the Revolutionary Government Junta in May 1980 and was replaced with
Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez. He resigned from the junta on 13 December 1980.
Arrest, release and exile On the evening of 15 December, he convened a press conference at which he accused the junta of terrorism and the
Christian Democratic Party of conciliation. The junta issued an order for the arrest of Majano, which immediately provoked a protest from the leaders of the Military Youth. The press often reported Majano's intention to join the
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front following his arrest warrant being issued. On 20 February 1981, Majano was arrested. He was arrested and imprisoned along with
Roberto D'Aubuisson. He was released on 20 March 1981 and went into exile in
Panama. When Panamanian President
Omar Torrijos died in 1981, he moved to
Mexico, and later to
Canada in 1983. He returned to El Salvador in 1988 and survived an assassination attempt. == Personal life ==