A 1992 peace treaty ended a twelve-year civil war in El Salvador
After twelve years of brutal conflict that claimed 75,000 lives, the signing of the Chapultepec Peace Accords in 1992 finally brought a hard-won peace to the people of El Salvador.
On January 16, 1992, El Salvador officials and rebel leaders gathered in Mexico City to sign a historic treaty ending over a decade of civil war. The conflict had devastated the nation, leaving deep scars on its social and political fabric.
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