The president-designate of El Salvador Mauricio Funes sprang to fame in his country as a war reporter. He covered the 1980-1992 war in his country between US-backed elements and leftist guerrillas. On Sunday, he led the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front to victory and became El Salvador's first leftist elected to power.
In a country where much of the media was aligned with the conservative government, Funes earned a reputation as a crusader against corruption. He began his journalism career as a reporter for state television Channel 10, and he was also was a correspondent for CNN's Spanish edition from 1991 until 2007. (Via Associated Press)
