Since the forming of most Central American countries, the region has been rife with conflicts. One classic example of Central American conflicts was in the 1950's when Judge William Walker, a proponent of slavery attempted to subdue various parts of Central America. After a brief stint as the self proclaimed president of Nicaragua, he was ambushed and executed by local Salvadoran & Honduran revolutionaries. These revolutionaries that assassinated revolutionaries were affectionately nicknamed 'Salvatruchas' by the locals and were honoured throughout Central America for their heroic deeds against the tyrant 'president' of Nicaragua. The word Salvatruchas was later picked up by a certain Salvadoran gang, but we'll get to that later.