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El Salvador: The Civil War

El Salvador: The Civil War. Just How Civil? Starring El Salvadorians in the 80s and The United States. Initial wealth discre p a ncy attributed to 95% of income coming from coffee, which was owned by 2% of population

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El Salvador: The Civil War

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  1. El Salvador:The Civil War Just How Civil? Starring El Salvadorians in the 80s and The United States

  2. Initial wealth discrepancy attributed to 95% of income coming from coffee, which was owned by 2% of population • Class tension escalated throughout the late 19thand early 20th centuries • Central American Socialist Party, 1932, rallied peasants against government

  3. Junta – Empty Campaign Promises? • Back and forth assassinations and coups continued, until government escalated response • A junta who, in 1979, failed to keep promises of a better quality of living, resulted in a unified guerilla group

  4. Following complete dissatisfaction with new military junta, five major guerrilla groups formed FMLN Military began eliminating suspected guerrilla sympathizers and supporters Government-backed military sought to eliminate any rebel activity perpetrated by FMLN FMLN retaliated, destroying infrastructure and killing government officials

  5. American funding kept the government campaign alive • American funding ceased following the rape and murder of four visiting American church women, but soon resumed once again afterwards • It wasn’t until the United Nations was able to confirm human rights violations – United States previously unwilling to acknowledge the possibility of violations

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