Radio Farabundo Marti (Managua). Centro de Documentacion Collection

Period  1984-1990
Total size   0.5 m.
Consultation Not restricted

History

Founded in 1982; radiostation of the Salvadorian guerilla movement Frente Democrático Revolucionario (FDR), which fought against the government led by president Napoleon Duarte.

Content

Printed and processed documents collected by the Dutch support group of RFM, Steungroep Radio Farabundo Marti in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. Newsletters, bulletins, press releases and reports by RFM, the FDR or sympathizing organizations on the political situation in El Salvador; Dutch translations of reports by the Steungroep Radio Farabundo Marti; computer print-outs of news transmitted by GeoNet from Central-American sources on the political situation in El Salvador 1989-1990.

Processing information

Inventory made by Stef Severt

INTRODUCTION

The following documents stem from a Dutch support group of ' Radio Farabundo Marti (RFM) del Farabundo Marti Liberacion Nacional (FMLN) ', a Salvadorian radiostation of the guerilla movement Frente Democratico Revolucionario (FDR) . The FDR waged a civil war against the government of El Salvador , at that time led by president Napoleon Duarte . During that war the FDR made use of two radiostations, ' Radio Venceremos ' and RFM. The latter existed from 1982 onwards.
In the Netherlands, and in other countries too, support groups were set up who sympathised with the FDR. The Dutch group was seated in Den Bosch and was called ' Steungroep Radio Farabundo Marti '. Their main goal was to collect, to translate and to spread information on the situation in El Salvador and the activities of the FDR.
The collection contains newsletters, bulletins and presscommuniqués of RFM, partly translated by members of the Steungroep, and socalled 'computer news' transmitted by GeoNet (prints in Spanish).

INVENTORY

1-4

Translations of reports on the actual political situation in El Salvador from ' Radio Farabundo Marti ' (RFM), translated into Dutch by the ' Steungroep Radio Farabundo Marti '.   1984-1988.  4 folders.

1

1984, 1985-1986.

2

1986.

3

1987.

4

1988.

5-7

Reports on the actual political situation in El Salvador from RFM/FMLN/FDR or sympathizing organizations.   1987.  3 folders.
N.B. Most of the reports are in Spanish or in English and some in German.

5

January - February 1987.

6

March - May 1987.

7

June - November 1987.

8-14

Reports (computer prints transmitted by GeoNet ) containing news about the actual political situation in El Salvador , originating from Central-American sources.   1989-1990.  7 folders.
N.B. In Spanish.

8

December 1989.

9

January - February 1990.

10

February 1990.

11

April - May 1990.

12

May - June 1990.

13

June 1990.

14

July - November 1990.