|
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The indigenous population of
El Salvador were the Pipils |
|
1524 |
Spanish conquistador Pedro de
Alvarado landed in El Salvador |
|
1540 |
Indigenous population was
crushed by Spain and El Salvador became a Spanish
colony. El Salvador became under control of the
Captaincy General of Guatemala
|
|
1776 |
Spain encompassed all of its
territories in south-east South America to create
one large colony called the Viceroyalty of the Rio
de la Plata
|
|
1810 |
Overthrow of the king of Spain
by Napoleon Bonaparte |
|
1821 |
El Salvador gained
independence from Spain but conflict starts over
territory's incorporation into Mexican empire under
Creole general Agustin de Iturbide
|
|
1823 |
The United Provinces of
Central America was formed of the five Central
American states under General Manuel Jose Arce. El
Salvador becomes part of the United Provinces of
Central America, which also includes Costa Rica,
Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
|
|
1840 |
El Salvador becomes fully
independent after the dissolution of the United
Provinces of Central America
|
|
1859 |
1859-1863: President Gerardo
Barrios introduces coffee to the country |
|
1961 |
The right wing National
Conciliation Party (PCN) comes to power after a
military coup |
|
1969 |
El Salvador enters a brief war
with Honduras |
|
1977 |
Guerrilla activities increase
lead by the left-wing Farabundo Marti National
Liberation Front (FMLN) |
|
1977 |
General Carlos Romero elected
president |
|
1977 |
General Carlos Romero ousted
in a military coup |
|
1984 |
Duarte wins presidential
election |
|
1989 |
Alfredo Cristiani voted
president |
|
1992 |
December 15: Official end of
the internal conflict. |
