The Massacre at El Mozote
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Updated: 22 Sep 2017
A timeline of Mark Danner's account of the 1981 massacre at El Mozote in El Salvador.
By: Sarah Atac
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El Salvador presidential election of 1972FMLN formedAssassination of Archbishop Oscar RomeroFailed reformist coupVilla Rosario killingAmerican churchwomen murderedAtlacatl Battalion formedReagan increases aid to El SalvadorMarcos Díaz promises protection for El MozoteRadio Venceremos broadcasts coming Operation RescueArmy enters PerquínLa Tejera operationArambala skirmishRadio Venceremos loses transmitterAtlacatl Battalion arrives in El MozoteSoldiers begin questioningKilling beginswomen killed- Rufina amaya
escapesChildren killed- buildings burnedArmy leaves El Mozote and conducts similar killings in nearby hamletsEmbassy officials attempt El Mozote visit; meet with refugeesGreentree sends cable to WashingtonMajor McKay meets with Colonel MonterrosaAssistant Secretary of State testifies for certificationU.S. Ambassador to Honduras cable reports killingsEl Salvador electionsSecond certification report to CongressMonterrosa becomes military commander of entire Eastern zoneMonterrosa's new strategy shows signs of succesMonterrosa launches "Torola IV"Villalobos executes plan, Monterrossa killedRefugees begin to return to MorazánFMLN launches major offensiveAtlacatl massacres priestsLa Joya resident formally accuses Atlacatl Battalion of killingsTutela Legal publishes investigation of massacreChapultepec Peace Accords end warArgentine Forensic Anthropology Unit begins exhumationforensic unit finds first bodyUN publishes Truth Commission report, confirms massacreState Department verifies reports of massacresurvivors contact Socorro JuridicoFMLN contacts Foreign Service OfficerRadio Venceremos broadcasts massacrePresident Reagan signs amendment to Foreign Assistance Act of 1961Raymond Bonner of New York Times approved to visit Morazán with guerrillasRufina Amaya foundFMLN issues call to human rights organizationsEl Salvador President denies accusations of massacreU.S. Embassy in San Salvador begins to counter massacre reportsRaymond Bonner and Susan Meiselas enter El SalvadorBonner, Meiselas reach El MozoteAlma Guillermoprieto reaches El MozoteNew York Times publishes first storyWashington Post runs article of massacreNYT runs follow up article on massacrePresident Reagan sends certification to Congress30th Anniversary of MassacrePeriods
Revolutionary Process in Morazán beginsViolence against "urban infrastructure of the left" growsGuerrilla groups begin attacking National Guardsmen in MorazánArmy adopts "killing zone" tacticFMLN "final offensive" fails
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