Institute for the Study of the Americas
Transition from War to Peace, Learning From El Salvador 1992-2012 - "Politics of Peace: Building the Post War State: An Overview"
Professor Jenny Pearce, Professor of Latin American Politics and Director of the
International Centre for Participation Studies, University of Bradfordv
A panel to celebrate the 20 the anniversary of the signing of the Peace Accords of El Salvador
On 16th January 1992 the Government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) signed in Chapultepec, Mexico City, the Peace Accords that ended the most painful chapter in recent Salvadoran history. During the twelve-year armed conflict more than 75,000 people died.