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El Salvador fought its 1st battle against Spain for independence.
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The United Provinces of Central America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and San Salvador) gained independence from Mexico.
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San Salvador was destroyed by an earthquake.
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El Salvador army killed 4,000 protesting farmers.
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The Central American Common Market was set up by a treaty between El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and later Costa Rica.
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Honduras and El Salvador broke diplomatic relations due to soccer match. El Salvador and Honduras fought a 4-day "Soccer War" when fans brought out long-simmering tensions during World cup qualifying matches. Some 3,000 people died in the 4-day conflict.
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Shafik Handal became leader of the Salvadoran Communist Party.
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El Salvador held presidential elections. The blatancy of fraud employed to maintain the PCN in power outraged and disillusioned many Salvadorans, including members of the armed forces.
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In El Salvador an estimated 30,000 people were killed by army-backed right-wing death squads.
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The US Embassy in San Salvador was damaged when gunmen attacked, firing rocket propelled grenades and machine guns.
