This Sunday, 10/10/10 (spooooookyyyyy), marked the 30th anniverary of the Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional. The FMLN comprised the popular forces that fought the Salvadoran armed forces (armed, I might add, by the United States) between 1980-1992, and with the signing of the Peace Accords in 1992 laid down their arms and became an official political party. In 2009, the FMLN ran non-FMLN militant Mauricio Funes as the party's presidential candidate, and won the nation's presidency for the first time, ending 20 years of ARENA rule. Basically, the 30th anniversary was a big deal, and a big show of force in terms of sheer numbers aimed partially at reminding the nation's right that any coup-attempt like that in Ecuador or Honduras would be met with massive popular resistance. Here's some photo's from the event:
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| (it was pretty hot out; i threw this guy in here to demonstrate the cheapest, easiest way to get clean cold water here, which is sold in these little baggies...) |
If you've neglected to check your calendar, I'd like to remind you that today marks the commencement of my birthday week...just putting that out there...more later!
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