Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
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The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is a leftist political organization in El Salvador that began as a coalition of guerrilla groups fighting the military-led government during the Salvadoran Civil War and later became a major political party.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guerrilla movement
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left-wing political organization → political party → |
| abbreviation |
FMLN
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| activeInConflict |
Salvadoran Civil War
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| became |
major political party in El Salvador
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| color |
red
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| country |
El Salvador
NERFINISHED
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| dateOfPeaceAccords |
1992
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| electedPresident |
Mauricio Funes
→
Salvador Sánchez Cerén → |
| firstPresidentialVictory |
2009
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| formerGuerrillaComponent |
Armed Forces of National Resistance
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Communist Party of El Salvador armed wing → Farabundo Martí Popular Liberation Forces → People's Revolutionary Army → Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers → |
| founded |
1980
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| foundedAs |
coalition of guerrilla groups
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| goalDuringWar |
overthrow of the Salvadoran military regime
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| hasWing |
youth wing
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| headquartersLocation |
San Salvador (political party phase)
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| heldOffice |
President of El Salvador
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| historicalContext |
Cold War-era Central American conflicts
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| ideology |
Marxism
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left-wing → socialism → |
| language |
Spanish
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| laterGoal |
democratic socialist reforms through elections
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| legalizedAsPoliticalParty |
1992
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| namedAfter |
Farabundo Martí
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| notableFormerCommander |
Salvador Sánchez Cerén
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| operatedAs |
insurgent organization until early 1990s
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| opposed |
military-led government of El Salvador
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| opposedDuringWar |
Armed Forces of El Salvador
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right-wing paramilitary groups in El Salvador → |
| participatedIn |
1984 Salvadoran presidential election (indirectly via boycott and opposition)
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| participatesIn |
Legislative Assembly of El Salvador elections
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| politicalPosition |
far-left (historical guerrilla phase)
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left-wing → |
| recognizedAs |
legitimate political party after Salvadoran Civil War
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| region |
Central America
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| signed |
Chapultepec Peace Accords
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| supportedBy |
various international leftist movements
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| symbol |
red star (historically associated)
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| transitionedTo |
legal political participation after peace accords
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| type |
mass political organization
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| wonPresidencyWith |
Mauricio Funes in 2009
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Salvador Sánchez Cerén in 2014 → |
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Chapultepec Peace Accords
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New York Agreement → |
party |
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Christian Democratic Party of El Salvador
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competesWith |
|
ONUSAL
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conflictPartyMonitored |
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Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
("Farabundo Martí Popular Liberation Forces")
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formerGuerrillaComponent |
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FMLN
("Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional")
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fullName |
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FMLN
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fullNameInEnglish |
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Salvadoran Civil War
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hasMainBelligerent |
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FMLN
("Juventud del FMLN")
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hasYouthWing |
|
UN Truth Commission for El Salvador
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isIndependentOf |
|
Salvador Sánchez Cerén
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memberOfPoliticalParty |
|
Salvador Sánchez Cerén
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militaryBranch |
|
Nationalist Republican Alliance
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opposedTo |
|
Alfredo Cristiani
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partnerInConflictResolutionWith |
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San José Agreement
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signatoryParty |