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Protests Mar Salvadorean Inauguration, June 2, 2004

Tony Saca, a pro-US candidate, received inauguration for President of El Salvador, despite the protests of the opposition party, Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, a guerilla organization turned political party, which demands El Salvador removes its 370 troops from Iraq, and further contend that Saca received money and support from Washington in the election. This is supported by Saca's appointment to the cabinet of foreign-educated ministers, and the presence of Jeb Bush, among other pro-business American lawmakers, at the inauguration. After being devoured by 12 years of Civil War, Tony Saca vows to continue the business-friendly pro-US regime of his predecessor, which involves a plan to lower crime in the nation, having one of the highest crime rates in Latin America, as well as create thousands of new jobs. Workers organizations as well as students on June 1 created mass street disruption and damaged several city buses.


News Stories:

"Una bienvenida con protestas para Saca "
El Faro (San Salvador) June 2, 2004
"Bush Mission Takes Unexpected Turn "
Seattle Ledger June 2, 2004
"Salvadoran president inaugurated "
Tri-Valley Herald June 2, 2004
"Leftists Boycott Inauguration of Salvador President "
Reuters June 1, 2004
"Salvadoran president inaugurated amid Iraq protests "
CNN June 1, 2004

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