Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez
57th and 63th President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
In office 13 February 1903 – 1904 Serving with Fernando López
Preceded by	Dionisio Aráuz
Succeeded by	Federico Mejía
In office 29 April 1912 – 1913 Serving with Fernando López
Preceded by	Rafael Pinto Figueroa
Succeeded by	Carlos Meléndez
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
In office 23 February 1914 – 1915 Serving with Francisco García de Machón
Minister of Public Instruction, Finance and Public Credit of El Salvador
In office 1898–1900 Serving with Tomás Regalado Romero
Minister of War and the Navy of El Salvador
In office 1900–1901 Serving with Tomás Regalado Romero
Personal details
Born	Antonio Fidel Novoa Meléndez 24 April 1863 Sensuntepeque, El Salvador
Died	13 November 1922(1922-11-13) (aged 59) Paris, France
Resting place	Cemetery of Distinguished Citizens
Political party	Liberal National Democratic Party
Relatives	Constantino Fuentes Parra Fidel Novoa Fuentes (son, 1900-1981) Ricardo Armando Novoa Arciniegas (grandson, 1931-2017)
Alma mater	Liceo Salvadoreño and University of El Salvador
Occupation	Politician, physician and surgeon.
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Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez (24 April 1863 – 13 November 1922) was a Salvadoran politician who was the president of the Legislative Assembly from 1903 to 1904 and again from 1912 to 1913.

In 1890, he obtained his doctorate with the thesis on The Influence of Prostitution on the Newborn.^[1]

President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (1903 and 1912) during the administration of Pedro José Escalón and Manuel Enrique Araujo^[2] and vice-president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (1914) during the administration of Carlos Meléndez,^[3] in whose congressional seats he remained for several years, he also served as minister in the government portfolios of Public Instruction, Finance & Public Credit (Treasury Department),^[4] and War & Navy (Defense Department)^[5] during the administration of Tomás Regalado Romero.^[6] Legislative Assembly.^[7] From 29 April 1912 to 1913, Novoa Meléndez served as the president of the Legislative Assembly; political career he started in 1892 as Senator. ^[8]

Following a leg injury and complications due to diabetes, Melendez died in Paris on 13 November 1922.^[9][10][11]

• Zepeda Peña, Ciro Cruz (2006). "Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador" [History of the Legislative Organ of the Republic of El Salvador] (PDF) (in Spanish). Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
• Bernal Ramírez, Luis Guillermo & Quijano de Batres, Ana Elia, eds. (2009). Historia 2 El Salvador [History 2 El Salvador] (PDF). Historia El Salvador (in Spanish). Ministry of Education. ISBN 978-99923-63-68-3. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

• "Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador" Tomo_III_Historia_Asamblea Legislativa Page 19

https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/2021-08/Tomo_III_Historia_AsambleaLegislativa.pdf