Ronald Reagan: “Democracy is beginning to take root in El Salvador, which, until a…”

On the recordApril 26, 1983

Democracy is beginning to take root in El Salvador, which, until a short time ago, knew only dictatorship.

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Republican · California

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Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on Central America

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