In April 1983, FPL members killed their own deputy leader because of her perceived openness to government negotiations.  In an apparent reaction to the death of his deputy, FPL's leader Salvador Cayetano Carpio committed suicide less than a week later.  The death of its top two leaders decreased FPL's influence within the larger umbrella group.  The Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front continued its terrorist attacks throughout the 1980s but finally reached a peace settlement with the Salvadoran government on December 31, 1991.  The Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) is no longer an active terrorist organization.  Today, FMLN is a legal political party in El Salvador.

People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FRAP)

The People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Revolucionarias Armadas del Pueblo or FRAP) was a Mexican terrorist group active during the 1970s. The group began its activities with several small bank robberies in 1972. Its biggest and most notorious incident came the following year when members kidnapped Terrance Leonhardy, the U.S. Consul General in Guadalajara. In exchange for Leonhardy, the FRAP demanded the release of 30 of their colleagues and allies from Mexican prisons along with $80,000 cash. The Mexican government agreed to the demands and the ransom was paid. The hijackers and released prisoners then sought asylum in Cuba where they received a lukewarm welcome from Castro's government. Five group members were eventually arrested and imprisoned in Mexico for the incident. <p><br />The group also gained national attention when it claimed responsibility for the September 1974 kidnapping of Jose Guadalupe Zuno Hernandez, former governor of the eastern Jalisco State and father-in-law of then-President Luis Echeverria. FRAP demanded a ransom of $1.6 million and the release of political prisoners. Zuno Hernandez was released after ten days following a statement he made in support of his captors. It remains unclear if any of the group's demands were met.   <p><br />FRAP remained active on a small scale through the 1970s. Two group members attempted to force the release of their jailed cohorts by hijacking a bus near Mexico City in August 1977 although the operation ultimately failed.  <p><br />FRAP was part of a wave of small-time anti-government groups in Mexico in the early 1970s. The wave began in response to the government's harsh suppression of left-wing student movements in the late 1960s. These groups tended to commit only isolated, minor acts of terrorism. Many of their members were drawn towards the larger Liga Comunista 23rd de Septiembre (LC-23S) as their own groups withered. <br /><br />