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Activist during the La Matanza rebellion

For the leftist Salvadoran political party, see Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martí and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Agustín Farabundo Martí Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation:[faɾaˈβundomaɾˈti]; 5 May – 1 February ) was a Marxist-Leninist activist and a revolutionary leader in El Salvador during La Matanza.

Early life

Martí was born in Teotepeque, a farming community located in Departamento de La Libertad, El Salvador to parents Pedro Martí and Socorro Rodríguez. Farabundo's original surname was originally Mártir meaning "martyr" in English. However, his father changed it to "Martí" out of admiration for the famous Cuban patriot, José Martí. From a very young age, Martí struggled to make sense of the glaring inequalities he witnessed around him. It did not make sense to him why there was such a stark