Schafik Hándal Collections
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- Schafik Hándal Collections
- Description
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These collections document the life and career of revolutionary leader Schafik Hándal (1930-2006). Hailing from a Bethlehemite family that migrated to El Salvador in the 1920s, Schafik became leader of the Salvadoran Communist Party in the 1960s before going on to become a major figure in the FMLN (Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front) that fought against the Salvadoran dictatorship during the war of 1979-1992. After playing a lead role in the Chapultepec Peace Accords of 1992, Hándal went on to be the FMLN's presidential candidate in the elections of 2004 which he lost under contested circumstances to fellow Bethlehemite Antonio Saca. Hándal is recognised today as a major figure in the development of leftist ideology in Latin America. Deeply attached to his Palestinian identity, he was a tireless campaigner for the Palestinian struggle, playing a key role in securing collaboration between the FMLN and the PLO in the 1980s.
The collections contained within the Schafik Hándal Collections have been acquired through Planet Bethlehem's partnership with the Instituto Schafik Hándal in San Salvador which holds the originals of the materials presented here. These materials include photographs and scans of family photos, overseas missions (including to Palestinian refugee camps), the Salvadoran War, the Peace Accords of 1992, the campaign to free Schafik's kidnapped brother, as well as a valuable collection of newspapers, manuscripts and communications held by the institute. Descriptions of the images are provided in both English and Spanish.
Our team in El Salvador has compiled useful biographical summaries (in Spanish and English) of Schafik Handal and his two brothers Farid and Abdala Antonio, both of whom fought in the Salvadoran resistance. Click on the links below to view their biographies. -
Schafik Hándal
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Farid Hándal
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Abdalá Antonio Hándal
- Identifier
- Schafik Hándal
- El Salvador
- Subject
- Central America
- Latin America
- Bethlehem
- Revolution
- Palestine
- Palestinian diaspora
Items
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Nunciature gardens, October 4th,1987
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FAL military training camp (9), 1992
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Schafik Handal, unknown place and date
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Schafik Hándal, unknown place and date
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FAL military training camp (10), 1992
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FAL military training camp (11), 1992
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FAL military training camp (12), 1992
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FAL military training camp (13), 1992
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FAL military training camp (14), 1992
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FAL military training camp (15), 1992
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Schafik Handal, riding a horse c.1984
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Schafik Handal, riding a horse (2) c.1984
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FAL military training camp (16), 1992
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FAL military training camp (17), 1992
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FAL military training camp (18), 1992
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Chalatenango meeting, 1984
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Event invitation (1), December 12, 1992
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Event invitation (2), December 12, 1992
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Event invitation (3), December 12, 1992
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Event invitation (4), December 12, 1992
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Unit of the Felipe Peña Mendoza Battalion group, El Salvador, 1991.
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Exchange of FMLN political prisoners, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1985.
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FMLN combatants in the Final Offensive, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1981.
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FMLN fighters in a battle in Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1982.
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Sapadores of the Armed Liberation Forces, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1983.
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Internationalists of the FMLN, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1992.
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Combatants and political prisoners of the FMLN, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1985.
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FMLN combatants in the Hasta el Tope y Punto Offensive, San Salvador, El Salvador, 1989.
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FMLN fighters resting in a guerrilla camp, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1991.
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Combatants of the Armed Liberation Forces (FAL) in military formation in Guazapa, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1983.
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Demobilization of FMLN combatants, Morazán, El Salvador, 1992.
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Internationalists in Guazapa, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1988.
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Column of FMLN fighters resting on the Guazapa hill, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1991.
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FMLN military formation leaving for a mission, on the Guazapa hill, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1990.
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Column of FMLN combatants in a military operation, on the Guazapa hill, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1990.
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Concentration of FMLN combatants preparing for a mission, on the Guazapa hill, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1990.
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FMLN fighters rest on the Guazapa hill, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1991.
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Column of FMLN fighters advancing on the Guazapa hill, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1991.
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Concentration of FMLN combatants preparing for military mission, on the Guazapa hill, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1991.
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Concentration of FMLN combatants, on the Guazapa hill, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1990.
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FMLN fighters in training on the Guazapa hill, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1989.
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FMLN fighters celebrating peace on the Guazapa hill, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1992.
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FMLN fighters checking vehicles in the Guarjila area, Chalatenango, El Salvador, 1988.
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Magazine "Por Eso" of the Popular Liberation Forces (FPL) Chalatenango, El Salvador, 1981. Spanish -
Commander Janeth Samour, of the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP), in Morazán, El Salvador, 1982.
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Children displaced by war, Morazán, El Salvador, 1982.
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Los Torogoces de Morazán, musical group cultural expression of the FMLN, El Salvador, 1982.
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Segundo Montes Community, asking for peace, Morazán, El Salvador, 1991.
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Rufina Amaya and the priest and internationalist Rogelio Poncel, in Perquín, Morazán, El Salvador, 1992.
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Meeting of a cell of the Communist Party of El Salvador in Palo Grande, Cerro de Guazapa, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1983.
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International Red Cross, guarantor of the exchange of FMLN political prisoners, in Tenancingo, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1985.
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FMLN women throwing tortillas on the war fronts, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1989.
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Cooks on the war front, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1989.
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FMLN combatants heading towards demobilization, Morazán, El Salvador, 1992.
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FMLN-ERP combatant decoration for heroic acts, El Salvador, 1990.
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Demobilization of FMLN-PCS combatant, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1992.
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FMLN fighters preparing weapons for ONUSAL, El Salvador, 1992.
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Evacuation of FMLN combatant to guerrilla hospital, El Salvador, 1983.
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FMLN militiamen on the combat fronts, El Salvador, 1984.
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Schafik Hándal, at the VIII Congress of the Communist Party of El Salvador (PCS) in Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1993.
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FMLN combatant receiving demobilized card, El Salvador, 1992.
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FMLN combatant recording data for demobilization, El Salvador, 1992.
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Command meeting of the Central American Revolutionary Workers Party (PRTC), Guazapa, El Salvador, 1984.
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Female combatant of the Armed Liberation Forces (FAL), Guazapa, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1989.
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FMLN combatant sewing in the tailoring workshop, Guazapa, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, 1989.
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Schafik Hándal with Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro and Evo Morales in Havana, 2005.
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Schafik Hándal and Mr. Butros Butros-Ghali, UN Secretary General, 1992.
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Schafik Hándal, at the International Workers' Day march, in Havana, Cuba, 2005.
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Schafik Hándal and Fidel Castro, at the International Workers' Day march, in Havana, Cuba, 2005.
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Schafik Hándal and President Carlos Menem from Argentina, in San Salvador, El Salvador, 1996.
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Schafik Hándal and President José María Aznar, of Spain, in San Salvador, El Salvador, 2003.
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Schafik Hándal, Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences, on January 16, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador.
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Schafik Hándal and Dr. Porfirio García Fernández, rector of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, Primada de América, Dominican Republic, in San Salvador, El Salvador, 2004.
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Schafik Hándal and President Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 2000-2005.
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Schafik Hándal and Commander Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, in Havana, Cuba, 2005.
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Fidel Castro meeting with Schafik Hándal, in Havana, Cuba, 2000-2005.
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Schafik Hándal and Fidel Castro, in Havana, Cuba, 2000-2005.
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Fidel Castro and Schafik Hándal, in a strong fraternal greeting in Havana, Cuba, 2000 - 2005.
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Schafik Hándal, receives tokens of appreciation from Fidel Castro, in Havana, Cuba, 200 - 2005.
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Fidel Castro and Schafik Hándal meeting in Havana, Cuba, 2000-2005.
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Friendship between Schafik Hándal and Fidel Castro, Havana, Cuba, 2000 - 2005.
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Schafik Hándal and Fidel Castro, conversing in Havana, Cuba, 2000 - 2005.
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FMLN - FDR, dialogue at the Apostolic Nunciature, San Salvador, 1987.
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Schafik Hándal and Daniel Ortega in Lund, Sweden, 4 June 1994.
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Schafik Hándal and Daniel Ortega standing together, Lund, Sweden, 4 June 1994.
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Rosario Murillo, Schafik Hándal and Daniel Ortega, 1990.
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Embrace between Daniel Ortega and Schafik Hándal, 1990.
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Fidel Castro, Schafik Hándal and Salvador Cayetano Carpio, Havana, Cuba, 1980.
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Rigoberta Menchú, Salvador Sánchez Cerén and Schafik Hándal, San Salvador, El Salvador, 1990.
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Schafik Hándal at the Palestinian Forum in Mexico, 2002.
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Schafik Hándal and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 1995 - 2005.
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Hugo Chávez, Salvador Sánchez Cerén and Schafik Hádal, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2000.
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Schafik Hándal in front of the monument in Palestine Square, 2004.
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Schafik Hándal and comrade Lucio Sosa in Palestine Square, 2004.
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Schafik Hándal and John Nasser in Palestine Square, 2004.
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Schafik Hándal, in Palestine Square, El Salvador, 2004.
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Schafik Hándal, on the podium in Palestine Square, 2004.
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Schafik Hándal, is interviewed in Palestine Square, 2004.
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Schafik Hándal, arriving at Palestine Square, 2004.
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Preparations in Palestine Square, tribute to Yasser Arafat, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2004.