The greatest events in the History of El Salvador

1. September 15, 1821: El Salvador declared independence from Spanish colonialism.

2. March Uprising of 1932: Peasants and indigenous people revolted with demands for land reform. Thousands of people died during the suppression of the uprising.

3. 1980-1992: Guerrilla war broke out in El Salvador. Thousands of people died and the country suffered great damage in the ongoing clashes between government forces and the leftist guerrilla organization FMLN.

4. 1989: In the Atlacatl Raid in El Salvador, government military units killed civilians in the village of El Mozote. This incident is considered a symbolic event of civilian massacres in El Salvador.

5. 1992: The guerrilla war ended in El Salvador and a peace agreement was signed. This agreement is considered a beginning of the transition to the democratic process in El Salvador.

6. 2001: An earthquake occurred in El Salvador and thousands of people lost their lives. This earthquake was recorded as one of the largest natural disasters in the country's history.

7. 2009: The leftist FMLN party came to power by winning the elections in El Salvador. This was considered a turning point, marking the end of the rule of the right-wing ARENA party, which had long dominated the country.

8. 2019: El Salvador was considered one of the countries with the highest murder rate in Central America. During this period, violence and organized crime became one of the country's biggest problems.