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People's Revolutionary Army | |
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Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo | |
Founding leader | Joaquín Villalobos |
Dates of operation | 1980–1992 |
Country | El Salvador |
Allegiance | FMLN |
Ideology | Communism[1] Liberation theology[1] |
Opponents | Salvadoran junta United States |
Battles and wars | Salvadoran 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).