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The Salvadoran military dictatorship was the period of time in ... Honduras won the first match in Tegucigalpa 1–0 on 8 June 1969. [5] Salvador won the second ...
On June 26, 1969, El Salvador dissolved all ties with Honduras, the events were used as a call for nationalist pride for both governments and the media. On July 14 Salvadoran forces began moving rapidly into Honduras following a series of border clashes.
Fidel Sánchez Hernández (7 July 1917 – 28 February 2003) was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as president of El Salvador from 1967 to 1972. [1] During his rule, Sánchez Hernández faced war and economic turmoil.
The Football War (Spanish: Guerra del fútbol), also known as the Soccer War or the 100 Hour War, was a brief military conflict fought between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. Existing tensions between the two countries coincided with rioting during a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier . [ 7 ]
[14] [15] [16] In June 1969, El Salvador played three games against Honduras in the qualifying rounds of the World Cup. [5]: 64 Then, on 26 June 1969, El Salvador won a play-off game 3 goals to 2 against Haiti, taking a place in the cup finals. [17] On 14 July 1969, armed hostilities began between El Salvador and Honduras.
1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the ... Salvadorian military leader, 32nd President of El Salvador (b. 1910) March 11.
The U.S. arrested Salvadoran retired military officer Roberto Antonio Garay Saravia, for his alleged involvement in El Salvador's El Mozote massacre.
The Salvadoran Air Force first saw action in the 1969 Football War against Honduras equipped with F4U Corsairs and P-51 Mustangs. From the late 1970s, isolated guerrilla actions rapidly developed into a civil war. US aid to El Salvador in 1980 consisted of six UH-1Hs and four in 1981; they were used as gunships. Other deliveries brought that ...