Salvadoran political history from 1932 until 1979

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

19 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

09/25/2008

Category :

History & geography

Sub category :

Modern history

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Summary :

Introduction.
Salvadoran's during the early months of 1932.
The oligarchy's hand over of direct political power to the armed forces.
The first problem faced by the Hernandez Martinez government.
The minister of government, General Salvador Castaneda Castro and the problem of poverty.
January of 1944 assembly meeting for the amending the constitution.
The coup of 1948.
CGR' anticipation of the increased industrial development in El Salvador.
Student protests inspired by the Cuban Revolution at the University of San Salvador.
Conclusion.

Abstract

The outbreak of the salvadoran civil war at the end of the 1970's and its continuation throughout the following decade, had an immensely detrimental impact on the society as a whole. While the crimes perpetrated by all relevant actors have been well documented in the annals of history, it is important to ask how the tiny Central American country found itself in such a dire political situation. Through an analysis of the period between the 1932 peasant revolt and the oligarchy's subsequent handing over of State power to the military, and the failure of the 1979 Proclamation of the Armed Forces and the official end of the oligarch-military alliance, the level of violence that erupted in El Salvador during the 1980's seemed a foregone conclusion. By looking primarily at the instability of salvadoran political institutions between 1932 and 1979 an explanation of the various roles played by the military, oligarchy, and U.S. foreign policy are needed for any understanding of the country's deep seeded political frustrations that carved the path toward civil war.