What does FMLN mean?
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
| Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | FMLN |
| Secretary-General | Óscar Ortiz |
| Founded | 10 October 1980 |
| Registered | 14 December 1992 |
Who are the fourteen families of El Salvador?
The Fourteen Families “las catorce familias” is a reference to the oligarchy which controlled most of the land and wealth in El Salvador during the 19th and 20th centuries with names including de Sola, Llach, Hill, Meza-Ayau, Duenas, Dalton, Flores, Regalado, Quinonez, and Salaverria.
Why were the Jesuits killed in El Salvador?
On November 16, 1989, members of the Salvadoran military brutally murdered six Jesuit priests and two others at the University of Central America in El Salvador. The priests were assassinated because they spoke out against the government and were advocates for the poor.
Who killed the Jesuit priests in El Salvador?
While the case stalled at home, a Spanish court in 2020 sentenced former Salvadoran Col Inocente Orlando Montano to 133 years for the priests’ killings.
Who founded FMLN?
Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí
Communist Party of El SalvadorPeople’s Revolutionary ArmyResistencia Nacional
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front/Founders
Why did El Salvador have a civil war?
On 14 July 1969, an armed conflict erupted between El Salvador and Honduras over immigration disputes caused by Honduran land reform laws. The conflict (known as the Football War) lasted only four days but had major long-term effects for Salvadoran society.
How many people have the Jesuits killed?
75,000 people
The Jesuits Massacre is one of most notorious crimes of El Salvador’s 12-year civil war, which left over 75,000 people dead.
How many Jesuit martyrs are there?
Since the founder of the Jesuits, St Ignatius of Loyola, was canonised in 1622, there have been 52 other Jesuits canonised.
Who did the FMLN fight for?
The Salvadoran Civil War (Spanish: guerra civil de El Salvador) was a twelve year period of civil war in El Salvador which was fought between the government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition or “umbrella organization” of left-wing groups.