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1917 – 1980Oscar Romero (1917-1980)Died 24 March 1980, aged 62Archbishop of San Salvador who was assassinated while celebrating Mass, after speaking out against poverty, social injustice, and human rights abuses during El Salvador's civil conflict. His killing by a right-wing death squad made him a martyr for liberation theology and human rights. He was canonized a saint by the Catholic Church in 2018.