Militarization and Demilitarization in El Salvador's Transition to Democracy

by Knut Walter and Philip J. Williams

Book Overview

With the resignation of General Renee Emilio Ponce in March 1993, the Salvadorian army\u2019s sixty-year domination of El Salvador came to an end. The country\u2019s January 1992 peace accords stripped the military of the power it once enjoyed, placing many areas under civilian rule. Establishing civilian control during the transition to democracy was no easy task, especially for a country that had never experienced even a brief period of democracy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822956462
• ISBN13: 9780822956464
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"