People's Liberation Movement (El Salvador)
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The People's Liberation Movement was a revolutionary multisectoral mass organisation, politically tied to the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers in El Salvador
. The organisation was formed after a split from Unified Popular Action Front
in May 1975 as League for Liberation (Liga para la Liberación). The main leaders of the organisation at the time were Manuel Federico Castillo, Nidia Diaz, Francisco Veliz and Humberto Mendoza.
The movement was reorganised in 1979, as Brigadas de Trabajadores del Campo, Brigadas Revolucionaria de Estudiantes de Secundaria and Comités de Base Obrera were formed as separate sectoral organisations. The League was replaced with MLP, which constituted of these sectoral organisations. In May 1980, MLP joined the Coordinadora Revolucionaria de Masas
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El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. The organisation was formed after a split from Unified Popular Action Front
Unified Popular Action Front
Unified Popular Action Front was a revolutionary mass front in El Salvador, linked to the Fuerzas Armadas de la Resistencia Nacional. FAPU was formed in 1974. It consisted of trade union, student, peasants and teachers organizations.In 1980 FAPU was one of the founding organizations of...
in May 1975 as League for Liberation (Liga para la Liberación). The main leaders of the organisation at the time were Manuel Federico Castillo, Nidia Diaz, Francisco Veliz and Humberto Mendoza.
The movement was reorganised in 1979, as Brigadas de Trabajadores del Campo, Brigadas Revolucionaria de Estudiantes de Secundaria and Comités de Base Obrera were formed as separate sectoral organisations. The League was replaced with MLP, which constituted of these sectoral organisations. In May 1980, MLP joined the Coordinadora Revolucionaria de Masas
Coordinadora Revolucionaria de Masas
Coordinadora Revolucionaria de Masas , a coordination of revolutionary mass organizations in El Salvador formed on January 11, 1980....
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