Central American Defense Council
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The Central American Defense Council (Consejo de Defensa Centroamericana) was an alliance of Central America
n countries (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama).
It was created in 1962 for the common purpose of quelling the various left-wing
guerrilla movements that threatened stability in the region during the Cold War
. It is now defunct.
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
n countries (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama).
It was created in 1962 for the common purpose of quelling the various left-wing
Left-wing politics
In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist generally refer to support for social change to create a more egalitarian society...
guerrilla movements that threatened stability in the region during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
. It is now defunct.