<Li> Chapultepec Peace Accords </Li> <Li> Truth Commission for El Salvador </Li> <P> The Salvadoran Civil War was a conflict between the military - led government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition or "umbrella organization" of several left - wing groups . A coup on October 15, 1979, led to the killings of anti-coup protesters by the government as well as anti-disorder protesters by the guerrillas, and is widely seen as the tipping point toward civil war . </P> <P> The full - fledged civil war lasted for more than 12 years and saw extreme violence from both sides . It also included the deliberate terrorizing and targeting of civilians by death squads, recruitment of child soldiers and other violations of human rights, mostly by the military . An unknown number of people disappeared during the conflict, and the UN reports that more than 75,000 were killed . The United States contributed to the conflict by providing large amounts of military aid to the government of El Salvador during the Carter and Reagan administrations . The Salvadoran government was considered "friendly" by the U.S. in the context of the Cold War . </P>

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