El Salvador
Syllabification: (El Sal·va·dor)
Pronunciation: /el ˈsalvəˌdôr, ˌsälvädôr/
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Definition of El Salvador
The territory was conquered by the Spanish in 1524 and gained its independence in 1821. Between 1979 and 1992 El Salvador was devastated by a civil war that was marked by the activities of right-wing death squads and resistance by left-wing guerrillas. A UN-brokered peace accord was agreed upon in 1992