The failure to halt repression or build a credible political settlement helped open the way to one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern Central American history.

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The #SalvadoranCivilWar began with a #coupdétat on #ThisDayInHistory in 1979 to overthrow #ElSalvador Pres. #CarlosHumbertoRomero. The twelve-year conflict killed 100,000 people, created over a million #refugees, and caused instability that has never fully ended for the country.