People's Revolutionary Bloc
Bloque Popular Revolucionario
FounderCayetano Carpio
Secretary-GeneralJulio Flores
Dates of operation1975 – 1995
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Political positionFar-left
Size50,000–70,000
Part of Farabundo Martí Liberation People's Forces
Allies Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Opponents El Salvador
Right-wing paramilitaries
Battles and warsSalvadoran Civil War

The People's Revolutionary Bloc (Spanish: Bloque Popular Revolucionario, abbreviated BPR) was a Salvadoran militant organization that was founded by the Farabundo Martí Liberation People's Forces (FLP) in 1975.[1] The BPR was mainly composed intellectuals, teachers, students, and rural peasants and workers.[1] The group was led by General-Secretary Julio Flores.[1]

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  1. 1 2 3 Central Intelligence Agency (17 March 2013), El Salvador: Significant Political Actors and Their Interaction (PDF), CIA, p. 18, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2017, retrieved 11 September 2020
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