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Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (U.S.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

New Orleans-Southeast Regional Office of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 47
Abstract The Committee in Solidarity with the People of EL Salvador was founded in 1980 in response to the Civil War in EL Salvador (1980-1992). The U.S. government during the Reagan Administration supported the Salvadoran government and its military. CISPES was founded in support of oppositional guerrilla groups, particularly the Farabundi Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), and its political representation, the Democratic Revolutionary Front (FDR). The 1985 Directory of Central American...
Dates: Created: 1964-1996; Other: Majority of material found in 1980-1987; Other: Date acquired: 04/10/1997