The Revolutionary Government Junta (Spanish: Junta de Gobierno Revolucionario, JRG) ruled El Salvador between October 15, 1979 and May 2, 1982. It contained 2 colonels, Adolfo Arnaldo Majano Ramo and Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez Avendaño, and 3 civilians, Guillermo Ungo, Mario Antonio Andino and Román Mayorga Quirós. The JRG ousted Carlos Humberto Romero on October 15, 1979.It apparently had the discrete support of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).They were inspired by left-wing politics, and wanted to project a moderate image of government, initiating a program of land reform and nationalization of the banking, coffee, and sugar industries. At the same time, however, the El Salvadoran Armed Forces (ESAF) maintained the same close ties with rightist death squads under the new government as it had before, and exerted considerable pressure on any government official who attempted to stop their abuses. The death squads generally operated with impunity, killing suspected FMLN guerrilla sympathizers and even local Christian Democratic Party members (including mayors) who supported moderates in the new government. Within the first week after the Junta seized power, Amnesty International reported 100 deaths from political violence. Internal contradictions within the Junta soon became apparent, with the soldiers Majano representing a progressive view and Gutiérez representing a more conservative viewpoint. On January 5, 1980 the 3 civilians resigned, and were replaced by José Antonio Morales Ehrlich and Héctor Miguel Dada Hirezi. When Dada Hirezi resigned in protest at the violence of the Junta on March 3 José Napoleón Duarte took his place. On December 7 Majano was expelled from the junta, and on December 22 Duarte became head of the Junta, and also the head of state. Gutiérrez was Vice-President, and considered to be the strong man of the regime. On January 10, 1981 the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) launched a generalized attack on the government which resulted in the regime receiving immediate military aid from the United States of America, including military advisors. On March 26, 1982 elections to the National Congress were held. Then the new Congress chose Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja to become the new President of El Salvador which resulted in the end of the Junta on May 2. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guillermo Manuel Ungo Revelo (1931 – 1991) was a Salvadoran social democratic politician. ... General Carlos Humberto Romero was the President of El Salvador from 1977 until 1979, when he was overthrown in a reformist coup détat by dissident military officers and civilians. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is one of the American foreign intelligence agencies, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially but not exclusively in the American sense of the word... Land reform (also agrarian reform although that can have a broader meaning) is the government-initiated or government-backed redistribution of — i. ... Nationalization or Nationalisation is the act of taking assets into state ownership. ... Schafik Handal Revolution or Death, We will win! El Salvador in struggle. ... There are many Christian Democratic parties. ... Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization with the stated purpose of promoting all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes (1925–1990) was born on November 23, 1925 in San Salvador in El Salvador. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Schafik Handal Revolution or Death, We will win! El Salvador in struggle. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja was the President of El Salvador from 1982 to 1984. ... This page contains a list of presidents of El Salvador. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ...

General Carlos Humberto Romero was the President of El Salvador from 1977 until 1979, when he was overthrown in a reformist coup détat by dissident military officers and civilians. ... This page contains a list of presidents of El Salvador. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja was the President of El Salvador from 1982 to 1984. ...

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• Biography of Duarte in Spanish