Ana María
Ana María (17 May 1929 – 6 April 1983) was the nom-de-guerre of Dr. Mélida Anaya Montes, the second in command of the Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí (FPL), the oldest of the five guerilla organizations making up the FMLN, in El Salvador.
Ana María | |
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| Birth name | Mélida Anaya Montes |
| Born | 17 May 1929 Santiago Texacuangos, El Salvador |
| Died | 6 April 1983 (aged 53) Managua, Nicaragua |
| Allegiance | FMLN |
| Commands held | People's Liberation Forces |
| Battles/wars | Salvadoran Civil War |
An intellectual, she was considered as an icon among revolutionary women in the region. Eventually she was killed by her own comrades on April 6, 1983, in Managua, Nicaragua.
Later, the FMLN blamed its leader Cayetano Carpio (sometimes referred to as the "Ho Chi Minh of Latin America") as the person responsible for the crime, and he committed suicide. Though he was not in Nicaragua at the time, many believe his stance created a situation that led Ana María's associates to assassinate her.
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