People's Revolutionary Army (El Salvador)

People's Revolutionary Army
Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo
Founding leaderJoaquín Villalobos
Dates of operation1980–1992
CountryEl Salvador
AllegianceFMLN
IdeologyCommunism[1]
Liberation theology[1]
OpponentsSalvadoran junta
United States
Battles and warsSalvadoran Civil War

The People's Revolutionary Army (Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo - ERP) was one of five leftist guerrilla organizations that comprised the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). Formed on October 10, 1980, the FMLN was one of the main participants in the Salvadoran Civil War (1979-1992).

  1. ^ a b Banerjee, Vasabjit (2022). "Maintaining Dominance: Explaining the Rise of LateEntering Insurgent Groups in El Salvador and Guatemala" (PDF). Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC: 14. doi:10.1080/1057610X.2022.2050484.