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El Salvador in its early history was impenetrably localized, aided by its geography, its unbridged rivers that could only be crossed at fords and its lack of any linking highway that could take wheeled vehicles.
El Salvador's early history as an independent state--as with others in Central America--was marked by frequent revolutions; not until the period 1900-30 was relative stability achieved.
El Salvador is struggling to cope with growing gang violence, perpetrated by groups such as Mara Salvatrucha (additional info and facts about Mara Salvatrucha) and the 18th Street Gang (additional info and facts about 18th Street Gang).
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 Encyclopedia: History of El Salvador
The history of the Republic of El Salvador
The working-class history of the Republic of El Salvador
El Salvador is struggling to cope with growing gang violence, perpetrated by groups such as Mara Salvatrucha and the.
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 El Salvador -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Before the arrival of the Spaniards, El Salvador was inhabited by the Pipils, descendants of the Aztecs and the Toltecs of Mexico, who had arrived in the 12th cent.
El Salvador protested the dominance of Guatemala and under Francisco Morazán succeeded in having the federal capital transferred (1831) to San Salvador.
In the 1970s El Salvador's overpopulation, economic problems, and inequitable social system led to social and political unrest; by the end of the decade, murder and other terrorism by leftist guerrillas and especially by right-wing “death squads” had become common.
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 AllRefer.com - El Salvador : History, El Salvador (Salvadoran Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
With independence from Spain in 1821, it became briefly a part of the Mexican Empire of AugustIn de Iturbide, and after the empire collapsed (1823) El Salvador joined the Central American Federation.
El Salvador protested the dominance of Guatemala and under Francisco MorazAn succeeded in having the federal capital transferred (1831) to San Salvador.
After the dissolution of the federation (1839), the republic was plagued by frequent interference from the dictators of neighboring countries, notably Rafael Carrera and Justo Rufino Barrios of Guatemala and JosE Santos Zelaya of Nicaragua.
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 History of El Salvador
In January 1992, after prolonged negotiations, the opposing sides signed peace accords which ended the war, brought the military under civilian control, and allowed the former guerillas to form a legitimate political party and participate in elections.
El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839.
A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.
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El Salvador, fearing incorporation into Mexico, petitioned the U.S. Government for statehood.
D'Aubuisson and his ARENA party had close ties to the death squads, and was described as a "pathological killer" by former U.S. Ambassador Robert White.
Later that year, the United States government authorized $7 million in police aid in El Salvador for the year 1987.
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Main article: History of El Salvador The civilization of El Salvador dates from the pre-Columbian time, around 1500 years B.C.E, according to evidence provided by the ancient ruins of Tazumal and...
History of Peace Corps El Salvador The Orgins of Peace Corps El Salvador El Salvador is the smallest and most...
History Created: 12 July 1998, Updated: November 1999 The Spaniards conquered what would become El Salvador in the 16 th century.
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The flag of El Salvador was adopted on September 27, 1972.
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