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Guatemalan coup d'etat
Was a operation set up by the United States CIA to overthrow Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán who was the president of Guatemala. He made many new policies that came off as communism to America. -
Guatemalan Civil War
This was mostly fought between the Government of Guatemala and Insurgents. The situation was mainly because of how Guatemalan military really infuenced the government. -
Canal Zone Treaty
The U,S had owned 50 miles long of the Panama Canal, but it has caused tension with the Panamanians and Americans. In 1977 U.S President Jimmy Carter signed a treaty that was agreed to give back 60% of Canal Zone to Panama. Then the whole Panama was given back on December 31, 1989 -
Start of Salvadoran Civil War
Salvadoran Civilians started to resign from the national government and the FMLN was formed. The FMLN stands for Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional it's a group of reformers challenging the alliance of totalitarian dictatorship. -
Contadora Group
The Contadora Group was created by foreign ministers of many Latin American nations. Their goal was to out an end to El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala conflicts that threatened the entire Central American nation -
Opression on Salvadoran Citizens
The U.S governemnt helped aid the Salvadoran Military with equipment and and military credits. Repression by government forces further intensified killing more than 16,000 civilians. Government killings continued at a high level. -
U.S Military and Economic Aid
The U,S helped Honduras, Costa Rica with military and economic problems. They sent money and military supplies. They aided to countries with repressive governments to fight against communism. -
Esquipulas Peace Agreement
Following Contadora Group was an agreement that helped settle all the conflicts within the Central America regions. Costa Rican President Óscar Arias had convinced other Central American leaders to sign it, which then ended all the civil wars. -
Ending of Salvadoran Civil War
Peace agreements were made. Cease-fire also began. UN Truth Commission began investigation of human rights violations. The findings from the investigation were released. Top military officials resigned in el Salvador and US stops aid.
