¡Si Nicaragua Venció, El Salvador Vencerá!: A Comparative Analysis of The Nicaraguan Revolution and The Salvadoran Civil War

Author

Edrei PenaFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-13-2023

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Croft Institute for International Studies

First Advisor

Miguel Centellas

Second Advisor

Nora Sylvander

Third Advisor

Ian Gowan

Relational Format

dissertation/thesis

Abstract

This thesis compares the history of the Nicaraguan Revolution and the Salvadoran Civil War in order to understand why Nicaragua had success, unlike El Salvador. I analyze the history by focusing on four factors I believe are important for a successful revolution. These factors are broad multi-class alliances, military strength and strategy, the role of the Church, and external influences. Through this, I find that the factor of class alliances is the most crucial for a successful revolution to take place. The Sandinistas in Nicaragua had these broad class alliances while the FMLN in El Salvador did not.

Recommended Citation

Pena, Edrei, "¡Si Nicaragua Venció, El Salvador Vencerá!: A Comparative Analysis of The Nicaraguan Revolution and The Salvadoran Civil War" (2023). Honors Theses. 3006.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/3006

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