Triumph On 21 October, under the pressure of the people against the opposition of the most openly pro-Gemuika party, Gomulka became first secretary of the He promptly dismissed the leading pro-Stalinists State and party. On 24 Oc. tober 350,000 peopie acclaimed Gomulka in Warsaw. Popular enthusiasm was at its peak Workers' councils, the expression of socialist democracy, first made their appearance at the Zeran car plant September.
pread throughout industria blan encouraged Gomulka's political triumph Polish partement adopted a November 1956 Law recognising the councils Socialist Challenge 13 November 1980 and FELIX Olloa, Rector of the National University of El Salvador, was due in Britain this week to expose the repression in his country. He never arrived. He was assassinated, becoming the 8,000th victim of political violence in El Salvador this year.
reactionary junta of industrialists and army officers backed by US imperialism. fighting a ruthless civil war against the broad based Revolutionary Democratic Front (FDR)
most industrialised country in Central America with mining, manufacturing, petroleum refining, food processing and clothing industries. More than 70 per cent of all industry is owned or partly owned by US corporations. And the USA has pumped in $5.5m in military aid to the El Salvador Meanwhile the population live in poverty Ninety per cent of the population own just 20 per cent of all the land. Ninety two per cent of the population receive only half the national income Only 16 per cent of the economically active population have work all the year round. The regime aims to keep things that way:
All opposition to the regime is being systematically liquidated by the police and army or right-wing goon squads under their protection The election of Ronald Reagan as American presi dent is likely to reinforce US involvement in this campaign of repression.
It is therefore very timely for the El Salvador Solidarity Campaign to have published a new pamphlet entitled El Salvador American Vietnam. The pamphlet is excellent, full of facts and figures on the history and current situation in El Salvador. It can be obtained from: El Salvador Solidarity Campaign, 29 Islington Park Street, London N1. It costs just 50p.
Latin American Vietnan Since January the country has been ruled by a El Salvador is not a 'banana republic'. It is the