Farabundo Marti

Civil Rights Leader

Birthday May 5, 1893

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Teotepeque, El Salvador

DEATH DATE Feb 1, 1932 (38)

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About

Social activist and revolutionary leader in El Salvador during the 1932 Salvadoran peasant massacre. He became a martyr in his country after he was killed by the Martinez government.

Before Fame

He studied at the University of El Salvador.

Trivia

He was instrumental in founding the Communist Party of Central America.

Family Life

He was raised with his family on a farm in Teotepeque, El Salvador.

Associated With

He was a social rights activist in Latin America much like Che Guevara.