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Análisis Político
Print version ISSN 0121-4705
Abstract
MORENO, José David. PEACE, MEMORY AND TRUTH IN EL SALVADOR: EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS FOR THE POST-ACCORD COLOMBIA. anal.polit. [online]. 2017, vol.30, n.90, pp.175-193. ISSN 0121-4705. https://doi.org/10.15446/anpol.v30n90.68560.
The present paper seeks to articulate three key concepts that emerge from diverse international experiences with respect to post-conflict or post-accord processes, in this instance, focusing on the case of El Salvador, a country that experienced Civil War from 1980 through 1992 and attained a cessation of arms through negotiation and signing of a peace accord. The resulting agreements resulted not only in the demobilization of the insurgency but also in the establishment of a Truth Commission which, in the authors’ opinion, suffered from serious limitations that blurred the potential objectives to which a commission of such nature ought to aspire. The objective is therefore to scrutinize the experience from a Colombian perspective, focusing on its truth and remembrance aspect, as well as on its impact, both positive and negative, on post-accord processes in order to apprise the Salvadorian case in terms of lessons and experiences that can serve as resources on the road that Colombia is preparing to travel.
Keywords : Memory; truth; “El Salvador”; “comparative study”; “truth commission”; “ending armed conflicts”..