Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front

Salvador was the Salvadoran Civil War that plagued the country from October 15, 1979, to January 16, 1992. The conflict was between the military-led government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition of five left-wing guerrilla groups. It began in March of 1972 when an unsuccessful coup against the regime of President Fidel Sanchez Hernandez (Tardancio). The aftermath of the bloody coup reached the conflict level of a minor intra-state incident. After the coup, right-wing militia government repression prevailed while civilian support of radical leftist groups grew. Several organizations were involved in the growing intra-state conflict such as, the ERP (Ejército Revolucionario del pueblo, People’s Revolutionary Army), FAL (Fuerzas armadas de liberación, Armed Liberation Forces), FARN (Fuerzas armadas de Resistencia Nacional, Armed Forces of National Resistance), FPL (Fuerzas Populares de liberación Farabundo Marti, Farabundo Marti Liberation Forces) and PRTC (Partido Revolucionario de Trabajadores Centro americanos, Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers) (UCDP) (Tardanico). In 1980 these five groups came together to form the FMLN (Frente Farabundo Marti para la liberación nacional, Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation), named after Farabundo Marti, the communist leader of the peasant revolution in 1932. From then on the FMLN frequently fought the government until reaching the UN-brokered Chapultepec Peace…

A half decade after the conclusion of the National Literacy Crusade, Deborah Brandt composed an analysis on the history of Sandinista education entitled, “Popular Education” in Nicaragua: The First Five Years (1985, edited by Thomas W. Walker). Brandt argued the symbiotic relationship between the militia members of the Sandinista National Liberation Front or the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) and the historically disenfranchised rural peasants through popular education…

War, genocide, and slavery have been common themes throughout American history. In determining why these atrocities have happened and reoccurred, one must consider the roles obedience and disobedience have played in these events. Obedience is the conformance of rules established by an authority figure. On the other hand, disobedience is the refusal to follow the rules established by an authority figure, even when realizing the consequences. In A People 's History of the United States, Howard…

an example to display global economic disparity and how much South America needs to join the economic race of the Western world. While tourism is an amazing way for South America to grow economically, it is a double-edged sword. Often, tourism comes hand-in-hand with gentrification and the feared white presence.Ever since the domination of the Spanish Inquisition in South America, race has been a massive issue. Lighter skinned (“White Latinos”) Hispanics, are treated with more respect and are…

indigenous population was decimated except the Miskito Indians that later mixed with the African Slaves. In the early 1900s, Britain and the United States competed for the rights of a transisthmian canal. The United States decision to build the canal in Panama had a significant impact on relations with Nicaragua and led to the deployment of U.S. Marines to deter another nation from building a canal that would compete with the United States’ efforts in Panama. The U.S. Marines who had…

national security, Eisenhower approved the first-ever secret military action in Latin America. It aimed overthrow Arbenz in favor of a U.S. selected leader and intended to a warning to the Soviets that the American government would not tolerate the spread of communism. After one year of preparation, U.S. backed troops invaded Guatemala. Realizing his army had abandoned him, Arbenz resigned as president. The U.S.-chosen leader, Carlos Castillo Armas, assumed control of the government. This…

history Nicaragua has with the United States - U.S. mercenary William Walker invaded and proclaimed himself president of Nicaragua from 1855 to 1858, the United States backed a 1909 rebellion that sparked a civil war, and a prolonged occupation of Nicaragua by U.S. Marines - it is not surprising that the nationalist and anti-imperialist revolutionary movement was necessarily opposed to the U.S. (Gardini and Lambert, 200). Nicaraguan foreign affairs prior to the revolution, especially under the…

“Ronald Reagan owned the first eight years of the 1980’s. He set the national agenda, defined most of the terms of the national dialogue, and dominated what passed for national political debate… he had more pervasive impact on the country than anyone since Franklin D. Roosevelt” (Reagan 1). So when Reagan began supporting the Contras during the Nicaraguan Civil War it was a major political topic. The civil war in Nicaragua became a personal mission for Reagan. Reagan saw the Contras as freedom…

Augusto C. Sandino led this Guerilla war and organized the Ejército Defensor de la Soberanía Nacional de Nicaragua (EDSNN-Army in Defense of the National Sovereignty of Nicaragua) (Grossman). This was considered a guerrilla war because the citizens of Nicaragua were trying to fight the U.S Marines who were big authorities. During this time, the US marines tried capturing Sandino but failed. The Marines decided to leave after their mission was unsuccessful. The Guerrilla War affected the Cold War…

murdering their own population to help re-establish the Guard - soon to be renamed the contras, or "freedom fighters. The President of Honduras showed support to the Contras and ask President Reagan of the United States to help supply the Honduran army. Honduras had emerged from authoritarian rule by gradual military devolution of power to civilians. The Honduran military also provided support and shelter to the contras. This support continued throughout much of the counterrevolution due to…