National Police of El Salvador
The National Police of El Salvador (Spanish: Policía Nacional de El Salvador), abbreviated as the PN, was the national law enforcement agency of El Salvador from 1867 to 1992.
| National Police of El Salvador Policía Nacional de El Salvador | |
|---|---|
| Common name | National Police, Policía Nacional |
| Abbreviation | PN |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1867 |
| Dissolved | 16 January 1992 |
| Superseding agency | National Civil Police |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | El Salvador |
| General nature | |
History
The National Police of El Salvador was established in 1867 during the presidency of Francisco Dueñas.[1] The National Police was expanded in 1883 and again in 1888 in response to increased tensions between the Salvadoran citizens and indigenous Indians.[1]
In the Chapultepec Peace Accords signed on 16 January 1992, the National Police was dissolved, along with the National Guard and the Treasury Police, and replaced by the National Civil Police.[2][3] In accordance to the peace accords, one fifth of the National Civil Police was composed of former members of the National Police.[3][4][5] Another one fifth was composed of members of the guerrilla group Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front and the remaining three fifths was composed of neutral parties.[3][4][5]
References
Citations
- "El Salvador – The Security Forces". Country data. November 1988. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Gaceta Militar (2002). "Cumplimiento AC-PAZ". Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Woods Jr. 2004, p. 4
- Maristas de El Salvador (2009). "El Proceso de Negociación de los Acuerdos de Paz en El Salvador 1990–1992" [The Negation Process of the Peace Accords in El Salvador]. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Heródoto el Rojo (1998). "El Acuerdo de Paz Definitivo" [The Accord of Definitive Peace]. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
Bibliography
- Woods Jr., DeVere D.; Skelton, David T.; Ponce, Carlos E. (December 2004). Mesko, Gorazd; Pagon, Milan; Dobovsek, Bojan (eds.). "The Origins and Development of the Policia Nacional Civil of El Salvador" (PDF). Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Dilemmas of Contemporary Criminal Justice. Slovenia: University of Maribor. Retrieved 17 April 2021.