Resumen

MORENO, José David. PEACE, MEMORY AND TRUTH IN EL SALVADOR: EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS FOR THE POST-ACCORD COLOMBIA. anal.polit. [online]. 2017, vol.30, n.90, pp.175-193. ISSN 0121-4705.  https://doi.org/10.15446/anpol.v30n90.68560.

The present paper seeks to articulate three key concepts that emerge from diverse international experiences with respect to post-conflict or post-accord processes, in this instance, focusing on the case of El Salvador, a country that experienced Civil War from 1980 through 1992 and attained a cessation of arms through negotiation and signing of a peace accord. The resulting agreements resulted not only in the demobilization of the insurgency but also in the establishment of a Truth Commission which, in the authors’ opinion, suffered from serious limitations that blurred the potential objectives to which a commission of such nature ought to aspire. The objective is therefore to scrutinize the experience from a Colombian perspective, focusing on its truth and remembrance aspect, as well as on its impact, both positive and negative, on post-accord processes in order to apprise the Salvadorian case in terms of lessons and experiences that can serve as resources on the road that Colombia is preparing to travel.

Palabras clave : Memory; truth; “El Salvador”; “comparative study”; “truth commission”; “ending armed conflicts”..

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