(12 Dec 1979) El Salvador is one of the latest countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to experience a reformist revolution. In October 1979 moderate military officers led a coup which overthrew the politically discredited General Romero and his government, and they have been joined by several of the political parties. The radical Archbishop Romero, no relation of the ousted President, has also welcomed the coup, but Leftists grouped in the Popular Revolutionary Bloc, say the new leaders have not gone far enough: they seek a revolutionary Marxist government. So the protests and deaths have continued, and foreign investors and tourists have virtually disappeared from the scene because of the uncertain future. This report covers the turbulent events since May and gives some colourful and highly pictorial background coverage of the country itself.
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