El Salvador to give pensions to ex-rebel fighters

El Salvador to give pensions to ex-rebel fighters
Associated Press | Posted: Friday, March 16, 2012 7:18 pm

El Salvador's government is giving $50-per-month pensions to thousands of elderly former leftist rebels who fought in the country's 1980-1992 civil war.

The office of President Mauricio Funes says more than 2,600 former rebels over age 70 will get the pension.

A survey has identified 25,401 former combatants of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front who are still alive. Nearly 90 percent of them are living in poverty.

A Friday statement from Presidential aide Alex Segovia says that "we know it is not enough."

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