People's Revolutionary Bloc Explained

People's Revolutionary Bloc
Native Name:Bloque Popular Revolucionario
Native Name Lang:es
War:the Salvadoran Civil War
Active:1975 – 1995
Ideology:Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Position:Far-left
Founder:Cayetano Carpio
Leader1 Title:Secretary-General
Leader1 Name:Julio Flores
Size:50,000–70,000
Partof: Farabundo Martí Liberation People's Forces
Allies: Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Opponents: El Salvador
Right-wing paramilitaries
Battles:Salvadoran Civil War

The People's Revolutionary Bloc (Spanish: Spanish; Castilian: Bloque Popular Revolucionario, abbreviated BPR) was a Salvadoran militant organization that was founded by the Farabundo Martí Liberation People's Forces (FLP) in 1975. The BPR was mainly composed intellectuals, teachers, students, and rural peasants and workers. The group was led by General-Secretary Julio Flores.

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