1988 Siege of Senora

Siege of Senora
Part of Movimiento del Gran Rugido Libre uprisings
File:Senora Uprising events.jpg Clockwise from left: Federal soldiers taking cover on the back seat of a SRAT; a tankette entering Aztlán; Members of the 777th Legion on the Izalco municipal palace; leftovers of a burned truck used as a barrier; Television images of Izalco in the moments the 777th Legion entered the city ; Guerrilla members assaulting federal positions in Peñuelos.
Date June 16 - July 10, 1988 (24 days) Location State of Senora, Gran Rugido Result Uprising violently suppressed Leftist movements across the country become stigmatized. Most of rebuilded Senoran infrastructure is destroyed. Movimiento por el Gran Rugido Libre hybernates until 2021. Popular support for leftists dwindled.
Combatants
Federal Government Guardia Nacional	Movimiento por el Gran Rugido Libre	Autodefensas de Senora Policía Popular Other armed civilian groups
Commanders and leaders
President Daniel Figueroa Commander Francisco Javier Covarrubias Advisor Julia Martínez	Eugenio Mercader Alcina Sánchez César Cuadra	Mónica Beltrán-Torres Nicolás Beltrán-Torres
Strength
Gran Rugido Federal Armed Forces 160,000 soldiers National Guard (Gran Rugido) 30,000 National Guard 777th Legion 5,000 Legionaries	+50,000 members 10 - 12 Piston airplanes 1 captured APC	20,000 - 35,000 voluntaries
Casualties and losses
400 servicemen killed 4,038 National Guard members killed 20 Legioners killed	13,476 Ggerrilleros killed. 121,199 guerrilelros detained	66 autodefensas killed

The 1988 Siege of Senora, also known as the Senoran Uprising or the Senoran incursion (Spanish: Asedio de Senora), which engulfed the Rugidoense state of Senora, was a uprising that saw a Federal Military intervention against those loyal to the Movimiento Libre del Gran Rugido, or the succesors of the National Reorganization Process during the Gran Rugidoense Civil War. This revolution marked a significant period in the history of Left-wing politics in Gran Rugido and doubted the international community whether Gran Rugido's stability post-1982 would be perpetual.

The uprising began in the city of Izamal, after members of the MGRL fired upon and beaten government troops. Some Gwangju citizens took up arms, raiding local police stations and armouries, and were able to take control of large sections of the city before calling for expansion to other Senoran cities. The response by the federal government was swift against the rioters and the militias. Taking experience from past uprisings, the governemnt swoop most FGR offensives of Aztlán, Izalco and Peñuelos. After 24 days of unrest and leftist setbacks that included the formation of the Autodefensas, armed civilian groups, the government alongside the 777th Legion of the National Guard pushed flanks of the leftists and re-entered the city of Izalco. With most of the MGRL leadership captured in the process, the uprising was quelled and these leaders and associates were executed for treason.

At the time, the Rugidoense governemnt reported an estimate 5000 deaths amongst Federal forces, National Guard Members and armed civilians. Civilian casualties are often estimated between 450-800 deaths.