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Jan 1, 1540
1540
Indigenous resistance finally crushed and El Salvador. Then they became a Spanish colony. -
Gained independents from Spain
September,15,1821.with the other countries of Central America, declared its independence from Spain on Sept. 15, 1821, and was part of a federation of Central American states until that union dissolved in 1838. -
The United Provinces of Central America
The United Provinces of Central America was formed of the five Central American states under General Manuel Jose Arce. El Salvador becomes part of the United Provinces of Central America, which also includes Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua -
1932
Some 30,000 people are killed. The suppression of a peasant uprising led by Agustine Farabundo Marti. -
War with Honduras
Known as the Soccer War or 100 Hour War, was a brief war fought by El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. ... The war began on 14 July 1969, when the Salvadoran military launched an attack against Honduras. -
1977
- Guerrilla activities by the left-wing Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) intensify amid reports of increased human rights violations by government troops and death squads; General Carlos Romero elected president.
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1981
France and Mexico recognise the FMLN as legitimate political force; US continues to assist El Salvadoran government whose army continues to back right-wing death squads. -
1982
Extreme right-wing National Republican Alliance (Arena) wins parliamentary elections marked by violence. -
2002
US court holds two retired, US-based Salvadoran army generals responsible for civil war atrocities, orders them to compensate victims who brought case. -
2005
OAS human rights court votes to re-open an investigation into the 1981 massacre of hundreds of peasant farmers in the village of El Mozote, regarded as one of the worst atrocities of the civil war.
