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|location=Central America | |location=Central America | ||
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| + | }}'''El Salvador''' is a [[nation state]] in [[Central America]]. The name is Spanish for "The Saviour" in English. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | Independence declared from [[Mexico]] in [[1823]]. | ||
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| + | ==Policies== | ||
| + | In 2021 El Salvador became the first nation in the world to adopt [[bitcoin]] as legal tender.<ref>https://www.independent.ie/world-news/latin-america/el-salvador-becomes-first-countryto-adopt-bitcoin-as-legal-tender-40518834.html</ref> The [[IMF]] have urged them to reverse the policy.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-60135552</ref> | ||
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| + | It had the world's second highest [[incarceration rate]], after [[USA]].<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/world-behind-bars</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:48, 23 June 2022
 El Salvador    | |
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| Location | Central America |
| Type |  nation state |
| Interest of | Jim Steele |
| Member of | International Criminal Court, Organisation of American States, UN |
| Subpage | •El Salvador/Minister |
| A small Spanish-speaking nation state in Central America. Brutal CIA proxy war in the 1980s | |
El Salvador is a nation state in Central America. The name is Spanish for "The Saviour" in English.
Contents
History
Independence declared from Mexico in 1823.
Policies
In 2021 El Salvador became the first nation in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.[1] The IMF have urged them to reverse the policy.[2]
It had the world's second highest incarceration rate, after USA.[3]
Event
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| El Mozote Massacre | A mass murder during the Salvadoran Civil War |
Citizens of El Salvador on Wikispooks
| Title | Born | Died | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Óscar Romero | 15 August 1917 | 24 March 1980 | Spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Assassinated while giving mass. |
| María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila | 31 October 1956 | Salvadoran lawyer who co-signed the Document:Uniting Behind A People’s Vaccine Against COVID-19 |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Don't Deify Jimmy Carter | blog post | 30 December 2024 | Chris Hedges | Carter had a decency most politicians lack, but his moral crusades, which came once he was out of power, seem like a form of penance. His record as president is bloody and dismal, although not as bloody and dismal as the presidents who followed. That’s the best we can say of him. |
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