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A coup d'état in El Salvador overthrows President Carlos Humberto Romero and begins the 12 year-long Salvadoran Civil War.
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1979 Salvadoran coup d'état
Overthrow of President Carlos Humberto Romero
The 1979 Salvadoran coup d'état was a military coup d'état that occurred in El Salvador on 15 October 1979. The coup, led by young military officers, bloodlessly overthrew military President Carlos Humberto Romero and sent him into exile. The National Conciliation Party's firm…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Carlos Humberto Romero
President of El Salvador from 1977 to 1979
Carlos Humberto Romero Mena was a Salvadoran general and politician who served as President of El Salvador from 1 July 1977 until his overthrow on 15 October 1979. Romero was the final president of the El Salvador's military dictatorship that had ruled since 1931.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Salvadoran Civil War
1979–1992 conflict in El Salvador
The Salvadoran Civil War was a twelve-year civil war in El Salvador that was fought between the government of El Salvador, backed by the United States, and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition of left-wing guerilla groups backed by Cuba under Fidel…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
October 15
Day of the year
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