1981 final offensive
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The 1981 final offensive was a major nationwide military campaign launched by the FMLN guerrilla movement in El Salvador’s civil war, intended to topple the U.S.-backed government and mark a decisive turning point in the conflict.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1981 final offensive canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campaign of the Salvadoran Civil War
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military offensive ⓘ |
| belligerent |
FMLN
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Government of El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | major escalation of guerrilla warfare in El Salvador ⓘ |
| conflict | Salvadoran Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | El Salvador ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked one of the largest coordinated FMLN operations of the war ⓘ |
| ideologyOfMainForce | left-wing ⓘ |
| location |
San Salvador
NERFINISHED
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eastern El Salvador ⓘ western El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainForce | FMLN guerrilla fronts ⓘ |
| objective |
achieve a decisive turning point in the Salvadoran Civil War
ⓘ
topple the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government ⓘ |
| opponent |
Armed Forces of El Salvador
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ⓘ
Government of El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | U.S.-backed Salvadoran security forces ⓘ |
| participant |
FMLN guerrilla movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War conflicts in Latin America ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| result |
continuation of the Salvadoran Civil War
ⓘ
failure of FMLN to overthrow the government ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide military campaign ⓘ |
| startTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| target |
military installations in El Salvador
ⓘ
urban centers in El Salvador ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
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