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Salvadoran peasant union
The
Christian Federation of Salvadoran Peasants
(
Federacion Cristiana de Campesinos Salvadorenos
, abbreviated as FECCAS) was a Salvadoran peasant union which had connections to the
Christian Democratic Party
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The Christian Federation of Salvadoran Peasants was created by the National Union of Christian Workers (UNOC) in 1964.
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The federation became an independent entity in 1969 which allowed it to become a militant organization. FECCAS had most of its support from the poor agrarian population of
El Salvador
who suffered under the policies being made by the
National Conciliation Party
(PCN).
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Many FECCAS organizers were Roman Catholic priests who were
Jesuits
.
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In 1974, FECCAS, along with the Union of Rural Workers (UTC), formed the
Unified Popular Action Front
(FAPU).
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While FECCAS was an independent organization, a part of the National Union of Christian Workers, and a part of the Unified Popular Action Front, members constantly were targeted by the
National Democratic Organization
(ORDEN), a collection of
death squads and paramilitaries
created and operated by the military government.
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When FECCAS demanded higher rural waged in October 1977, ORDEN cracked down on the organization by occupying large areas in
Chalatenango
, the department with its heaviest support, and committed seven murders and three rapes.
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The organization ceased to exist in 1980 with increased repression and attacks from the
Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador
with many former members joining one of the five guerrilla groups which would form the
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front
and fight against the government during the
Salvadoran Civil War
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