U.S. Congressional Delegation Visit With Salvadoran Land Reform Authorities

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Description: A United States congressional delegation, right, speaks to land reform proponents in central El Salvador, March 1, 1983. Pictured from second right, U.S. Representative Bill Richardson, John McAward from the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, UUSC, and U.S. Representative Jim Oberstar (1934-2014). Agrarian reform initiated in 1980 in El Salvador was designed by United States advisors, financed by the United States government, and implemented by the Salvadoran military. Over the course of the civil war from 1980-1992, the United States sent more than $6 billion to the Salvadoran government in economic and military aid.
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Title
U.S. Congressional Delegation Visit With Salvadoran Land Reform Authorities
Creator(s)
Nickelsberg, Robert
Created
1983-03-01
Topical Subject(s)
Central America ; El Salvador ; Civil war ; Military aid ; Foreign aid ; Land reform ; United States foreign policy ; Cold War
Subject(s) -- Personal Name
Bill Richardson ; John McAward ; Jim Oberstar
Continent
North and Central America
Country
El Salvador
Rights Statement
Copyright 1983 Robert Nickelsberg
Local Identifier
elsalvador_nb_0196_web.tif
URI / Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96324

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