1979 Salvadoran coup d'état

The 1979 Salvadoran coup d’état occurred on October 15, 1979. The coup overthrew military President Carlos Humberto Romero and led to the establishment of the Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador (JRG). The coup subsequently led to the start of the Salvadoran Civil War.

1979 Salvadoran coup d’état
Part of the Salvadoran Civil War and the Cold War
Date 15 October 1979 Location El Salvador Result Carlos Humberto Romero overthrown Revolutionary Government Junta established Beginning of the Salvadoran Civil War
Belligerents
Salvadoran Military Government	Salvadoran Armed Forces Salvadoran Army Supported by:  United States
Commanders and leaders
Carlos Humberto Romero	Adolfo Arnoldo Majano Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez

The coup was organized with the goal to prevent the government being toppled by leftists, similar to what happened in Nicaragua a month earlier.[1]