People's Revolutionary Bloc
Appearance
People's Revolutionary Bloc | |
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Bloque Popular Revolucionario | |
![]() Flag of the People's Revolutionary Bloc | |
Founder | Cayetano Carpio |
Secretary-General | Julio Flores |
Dates of operation | 1975 – 1995 |
Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
Political position | Far-left |
Size | 50,000–70,000 |
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Opponents | ![]() Right-wing paramilitaries |
Battles and wars | Salvadoran Civil War |
The People's Revolutionary Bloc (Spanish: Bloque Popular Revolucionario, abbreviated BPR) was a Salvadoran militant organization that was founded by the Farabundo Martí Liberation People's Forces (FLP) in 1975.[1] The BPR was mainly composed intellectuals, teachers, students, and rural peasants and workers.[1] The group was led by General-Secretary Julio Flores.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Central Intelligence Agency (17 March 2013), El Salvador: Significant Political Actors and Their Interaction (PDF), CIA, p. 18, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2017, retrieved 11 September 2020
Categories:
- 1970s establishments in El Salvador
- 1990s disestablishments in El Salvador
- 1995 disestablishments in North America
- Communism in El Salvador
- Defunct communist militant groups
- Defunct organizations based in El Salvador
- Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
- Guerrilla movements in Latin America
- Insurgent groups in North America
- Organizations disestablished in 1995
- Organizations established in 1975
- Paramilitary organizations based in El Salvador
- Salvadoran Civil War