Central American Defense Council

Central American Defense Council
Consejo de Defensa Centroamericana
	The seven countries of Central America and their capitals
Abbreviation	CONDECA
Established	14 December 1963; 62 years ago
Type	Military alliance
Members	Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama;

The Central American Defense Council (Spanish: Consejo de Defensa Centroamericana or CONDECA) was an alliance of Central American countries (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama). It was created by a treaty signed on 14 December 1963, in Guatemala City.^[1] Closely linked to SOUTHCOM, for the common purpose of quelling the various left-wing guerrilla movements that threatened stability in the region during the Cold War. Costa Rica, which had no standing armed forces, participated as a member. It is now defunct.

CONDECA also developed rank insignia used by Bolivia,^[2] El Salvador^[3] and Honduras.^[4]

References

↑ "Central American Defense Council (Condeca) | Encyclopedia.com". encyclopedia.com.
↑ Gamarra, Eduardo A. (1991). "National Security". In Hudson, Rex A.; Hanratty, Dennis Michael (eds.). Bolivia: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 239–240. LCCN 90026427. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
↑ Hudson, Rex A. (1990). "National Security". In Haggerty, Richard A. (ed.). El Salvador: a country study. Area Handbook (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 212–215. LCCN 89048948. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
↑ Flores, Edmundo (1995). "National Security". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Honduras: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 230. LCCN 94043036. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

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[1] "Central American Defense Council (Condeca) | Encyclopedia.com". encyclopedia.com.

[2] Gamarra, Eduardo A. (1991). "National Security". In Hudson, Rex A.; Hanratty, Dennis Michael (eds.). Bolivia: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 239–240. LCCN 90026427. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[countrystudy-3] Hudson, Rex A. (1990). "National Security". In Haggerty, Richard A. (ed.). El Salvador: a country study. Area Handbook (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 212–215. LCCN 89048948. Retrieved 29 March 2025.

[Honduras-4] Flores, Edmundo (1995). "National Security". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Honduras: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 230. LCCN 94043036. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

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