Chapultepec Peace Accords
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The Chapultepec Peace Accords brought peace to El Salvador
in 1992 after more than a decade of wrenching civil war.
The treaty was negotiated by representatives of the Salvadoran government, the rebel movement FMLN, and political parties, with observers from the Roman Catholic Church
and United Nations
.
On December 31, 1991, the government and the FMLN initialed a preliminary peace agreement under the auspices of UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
. The final agreement was signed in Mexico City
on January 16, 1992, at Chapultepec Castle
.
A nine-month cease-fire took effect February 1, 1992, and has never been broken.
The Accords included a seventy percent reduction of the armed forces, the dissolution of the rapid deployment forces, the National Guard
, the National Police, the Treasury Police and the transfer of the state intelligence agencies to the Presidency of the Republic
. All armed FMLN units were also demobilized.
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
in 1992 after more than a decade of wrenching civil war.
The treaty was negotiated by representatives of the Salvadoran government, the rebel movement FMLN, and political parties, with observers from the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholicism in El Salvador
The Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are almost five million Catholics in El Salvador. The country is divided into eight dioceses including one archdiocese, San Salvador...
and United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
.
On December 31, 1991, the government and the FMLN initialed a preliminary peace agreement under the auspices of UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar y de la Guerra is a Peruvian diplomat who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1991. He studied in Colegio San Agustín of Lima, and then at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. In 1995, he ran unsuccessfully...
. The final agreement was signed in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
on January 16, 1992, at Chapultepec Castle
Castillo de Chapultepec
Chapultepec Castle is located on top of Chapultepec Hill. The name Chapultepec stems from the Náhuatl word chapoltepēc which means "at the grasshopper's hill". It is located in the middle of Chapultepec Park in Mexico City at a height of 2,325 meters above sea level...
.
A nine-month cease-fire took effect February 1, 1992, and has never been broken.
The Accords included a seventy percent reduction of the armed forces, the dissolution of the rapid deployment forces, the National Guard
National Guard (El Salvador)
The Guardia Nacional of El Salvador was the Salvadoran gendarmerie. It was founded in 1912 by President Dr. Manuel Enrique Araujo. As agreed in the Chapultepec Peace Accords, it was disbanded on 16 January 1992...
, the National Police, the Treasury Police and the transfer of the state intelligence agencies to the Presidency of the Republic
President of El Salvador
This page contains a list of Presidents of El Salvador.-Heads of State of El Salvador within the Federal Republic of Central America :*Pedro Barriere : 21 September 1821 - 28 November 1821*José Matías Delgado : 28 Nov 1821 - 9 February 1823...
. All armed FMLN units were also demobilized.