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Christian Democratic Party candidate José Napoleón Duarte speaks before a crowd at a campaign rally at his San Salvador headquarters. Many in the crowd are holding green or white banners, the party colors. Below him, there is a prominent banner that includes two hands, one with the Nazi/fascist swastika and the other with the Communist hammer and sickle and the words, "Ya Basta" (Enough). Duarte had joined the civil-military junta of El Salvador on March 3, 1980, becoming its president on December 13. He provided international legitimacy to the Salvadoran repression and the killings of the civilian population. Duarte had an image of a democratic reformer, a much needed feature in order to ensure the continual flow of military aid from Washington. He was elected president in 1984, and, as Noam Chomsky writes in his book "Turning the Tide," presided over the worst massacres in the history of his country. Richard Cross took this image in 1982 while covering the presidential election and War of Liberation in El Salvador. El candidato José Napoleón Duarte del Partido Demócrata Cristiano habla frente a una multitud durante un evento de campaña en la oficina central de San Salvador. Muchos entre la multitud sostienen y agitan banderas verdes o blancas, los colores del partido. Debajo de él se observa una bandera con dos manos, una con la swastika Nazi/fascista y la otra con la hoz y el martillo comunista y las palabras "Ya Basta". Duarte se había unido a la junta cívico-militar de El Salvador el 3 de marzo de 1980, convirtiéndose en su presidente el 13 de diciembre. Él le dio legitimidad internacional a la represión salvadoreña y a los asesinatos de la población civil. Duarte tenía una imagen de reformador democrático, una característica muy necesaria para asegurar el flujo continuo de ayuda militar desde Washington. Fue electo presidente en 1984 y, como escribe Noam Chomsky en su libro “Turning the Tide”, presidió las peores masacres de la historia de su país. Richard Cross tomó esta fotografía en 1982 durante su estadía en El Salvador cubriendo las elecciones y la guerra de liberación.
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