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  2. Salvador (film) - Wikipedia

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    Salvador is a 1986 American war drama film co-written and directed by Oliver Stone. It stars James Woods as Richard Boyle, alongside Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy and Elpidia Carrillo, with John Savage and Cynthia Gibb in supporting roles. Stone co-wrote the screenplay with Boyle.

  3. Costa Rican Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The Costa Rican Civil War took place from 12 March to 24 April 1948. The conflict followed the presidential elections of 8 February 1948 , in which opposition candidate Otilio Ulate defeated the ruling party's Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia .

  4. List of conflicts in Central America - Wikipedia

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    1924 — Second Honduran Civil War; 1924 — Honduran armed uprising of 1824; 1931 — Third Honduran civil war; 1957 — Morocón War; 1969 — Football War; 1979 — 1996 Central American crisis. 1982 — 1986 Battalion 3-16 was responsible for the kidnapping, torture, disappearance and murder of at least 184 Honduran students, professors ...

  5. List of wars involving Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Calderonista invasion of Costa Rica (1955) Costa Rica: Calderón Forces Nicaragua: Victory. Nicaraguan withdrawal from Costa Rica; Dominican Civil War (1965–1966) Dominican Loyalists United States Brazil Paraguay Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador Dominican Constitutionalists: Victory. Juan Bosch excluded from Presidency; Election of ...

  6. Films depicting Latin American military dictatorships - Wikipedia

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    Funny Little Dirty War (1983) The Official Story (1985) The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo (1985) Night of the Pencils (1986) The Girlfriend (1988) Verónico Cruz (1988) Buenos Aires Vice Versa (1996) Angel Face (1998) Olympic Garage (1999) The Lost Steps (2001) Kamchatka (2002) The Blonds (2003) Imagining Argentina (2003) El Nüremberg Argentino ...

  7. List of wars involving Honduras - Wikipedia

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    Beginning of the Cold War; Mocoron War (1957) Honduras Nicaragua: Victory: Combats of El Chaparral and El Dorado Honduras: Sandinist Rebels: Victory: Dominican Civil War (1965–1966) Dominican Loyalists United States Brazil Paraguay Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador Dominican Constitutionalists: Victory. Juan Bosch excluded from Presidency

  8. Central American crisis - Wikipedia

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    Following a CIA-backed coup ousting Jacobo Árbenz in 1954, civil war ensued in Guatemala between 1962 and 1996. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In Guatemala, the Rebel Armed Forces (FAR) fighting against the government were based exclusively in rural areas, and were made up of a large peasant and indigenous population.

  9. Calderonista invasion of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The Calderonista Invasion of Costa Rica was a small rebellion carried out in North-West Costa Rica by forces loyal to the disgruntled former president Rafael Calderón, and was supported by the Government of Nicaragua who were unhappy with the election of Jose "Pepe" Figueres Ferrer to the Costa Rican Presidency two years prior.