Rel ig ious ▁ri ots <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁H ond ur an ▁Patri otic ▁Front ▁( , ▁abbre vi ated ▁F PH ) ▁was ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁political ▁groups ▁active ▁in ▁H ond uras ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Form ed ▁as ▁an ▁al liance ▁of ▁progress ive ▁organizations , ▁F PH ▁gathered ▁trade ▁un ions , ▁political ▁parties , ▁student ▁movements ▁pe as ants ▁organizations ▁and ▁professional ▁associations . ▁F PH ▁called ▁for ▁safe - guard ing ▁national ▁so vere ig nt y ▁and ▁for ▁protection ▁of ▁human ▁rights . ▁F PH ▁was ▁back ed ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁H ond uras ▁( P CH ), ▁the ▁Marx ist - Len in ist ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁H ond uras ▁( PC ML H ), ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁H ond uras ▁( PD CH ) ▁and ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁of ▁H ond uras ▁( P AS O ). ▁P CH ▁took ▁the ▁initi ative ▁to ▁launch ▁F PH ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁contest ing ▁up coming ▁elections , ▁following ▁the ▁success es ▁of ▁the ▁Nic ar agu an ▁Revolution . ▁The ▁found ing ▁leader ▁of ▁F PH ▁was ▁An í bal ▁Del g ado ▁F i all os , ▁an ▁intellectual ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁labour ▁movement ▁in ▁northern ▁H ond uras . ▁Organ izations ▁particip ating ▁in ▁F PH ▁included ▁Central ▁General ▁de ▁Tra b aj adores ▁( CG T ),