Francisco Flores, the former President of El Salvador, has died, the government said Sunday. He was 56.
Flores suffered a stroke last week that caused irreversible brain damage. At the time, he was under house arrest battling corruption charges.
Current Salvadorian President Salvador Sanchez offered his condolences to Flores’ family on Twitter.
Flores, who was educated in the United States, was President from 1999 and 2004.