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 by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
formed on April 1, 1980.
After existing for only 17, the FDS into the
Revolutionary Democratic Front on April 18.
It consisted of, amongst others, Movimiento Independiente de Profesionales y Técnicos de El Salvador (MIPTES),
Movimiento Popular Social Cristiano (MPSC),
Movimiento Nacional Revolucionario (MNR), Trade Union federations, small business owners and a minor sector of dissident militaries. Amongst the militaries that joined FDS was the Colonel
Ernesto Claramont, who had been the presidential candidate of
National Opposition Union in 1977. Two universities were also affiliated as observers:
Universidad de El Salvador and
Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas".
References
Organizations of the Salvadoran Civil War
Political history of El Salvador
Political party alliances in El Salvador
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