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Word: cuscatlan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1984-1984
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...much as $175 million in military funds for the Central American nation, disheartening news came of a daring guerrilla offensive. On two year-end raids, leftist insurgents not only captured and held El Salvador's fourth-largest military base for some eight hours but blew up the Cuscatlan suspension bridge, a span that had come to symbolize 20th century progress for Salvadorans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America: Battling on Two Fronts | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

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