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Witness History: The End of El Salvador's Civil War

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The End of El Salvador's Civil War

16/01/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The End of El Salvador's Civil War

A former Salvadoran guerrilla fighter talks about her experience of war and peace.

In January 1992 a peace treaty was signed by Marxist FMLN rebels and the US-backed government to end one of the most bitterly fought Cold War conflicts in Latin America.

In January 1992 a peace treaty was signed by El Salvador's Marxist FMLN rebels and the US-backed government to end one of the most bitterly fought Cold War conflicts in Latin America. It took two years of UN-brokered negotiations to reach a deal, which saw the FMLN lay down its weapons and become a legal political party. In return, the government agreed to radical reforms of the military and the creation of a new civilian police force. Mike Lanchin hears from a former female guerrilla about her experience of war and peace. 

Photo: Two women launch doves during celebrations in San Salvador of the peace accords signed by the government and the guerrillas (FRANCISCO CAMPOS/AFP/Getty Images)

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