February 28 Popular Leagues

[1][2][3][4] The name referred to the February 28, 1977 massacre of ERP supporters, killed at Plaza Libertad in San Salvador during a protest against electoral fraud in the 1977 Salvadoran presidential election.

[7] In reaction to the electoral fraud and repression against the progressive sectors in the Catholic church, most of the Ecclesiastic Base Communities (CEB) in Morazán Department joined LP-28.

[1] LP-28 took a militant stance against the October 15, 1979 coup d'état,[8] taking actions to draw attention to the situation in El Salvador, such as occupations of embassy buildings, government installations and churches.

[10] On October 29, 1979, government forces opened fire on an LP-28 rally in Morazán Department, killing 29 people.

[8] The BPR delegation was led by Juan Chacón, who in his intervention at the event made a call for unity.