57 Army Soliders Killed In Tejutepeque, El Salvador

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Description: Salvadoran army soldiers gather body bags of 57 dead soldiers killed by guerrillas from the Fuerzas Populares de Liberación, FPL, in Tejutepeque, El Salvador, March 26, 1984. FPL guerrillas lost 16 fighters when they attacked two army positions 20 miles from San Salvador, the nation's capital. The conflict would claim over 75,000 lives before peace negotiations concluded in 1992.

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Title: 57 Army Soliders Killed In Tejutepeque, El Salvador
Creator(s): Nickelsberg, Robert
Created: 1984-03-26
Topical Subject(s): Central America ; El Salvador ; Civil war ; Military ; Counterinsurgency ; Insurgency ; Guerrilla warfare ; Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) ; Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí (FPL)
Continent: North and Central America
Country: El Salvador
First Order Political Division: Cabañas
City: Tejutepeque
Local Identifier: elsalvador_nb_0301_web.tif
URI / Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96429

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