The Revolutionary Democratic Front (, FDR) was a coalition of mass organizations in

El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...

. It was aligned with the FMLN guerrilla movement in the

Salvadoran Civil War The Salvadoran Civil War () was a twelve-year civil war in El Salvador that was fought between the government of El Salvador, backed by the United States, and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition of left-wing guer ...

. The FDR was formed in 1980, through the merger of the

Salvadoran Democratic Front The Salvadoran Democratic Front () was a broad front of democratic organizations in El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest ...

and the Revolutionary Mass Coordination, itself an alliance of the People's Revolutionary Bloc, the People's Liberation Movement, the February 28 Popular Leagues, the Unified Popular Action Front, and the Union of Democratic Nationalists. In 1987, the constituent organizations rebranded as the Democratic Convergence Party and participated in politics legally for the first time in the 1991 election, receiving 12.16% of the vote.

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