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Nicaragua State of Siege Is Lifted; Bandit Menace Is Believed Nullified—Election Freedom Is Goal
By the Associated Press MANAGUA, Nicaragua, July 9 — A state of siege decreed two months ago in the northern departments of Nicaragua to facilitate the government's drive against banditry was raised by an official decree effective today. President Moncada expressed belief that the bandit menace had been nullified, thus warranting this action. He said he desired to grant entire freedom to citizens to vote in the coming congressional elections, which are to be supervised by United States officials under Capt. A. W. Johnson, U.S.N. President Moncada also urged a reduction in salaries of all public servants, including members of the cabinet, senators, deputies, magistrates and the chief executive himself, believing that government employees should practice strictest economy. The newspapers said today that the cabinet had resolved to make an 80 per cent reduction in the budgets of the various ministries, bringing a saving of 100,000 annually. Irving Lindbergh, collector general of customs, said that the Nicaraguan government had paid all interest and amortization on its bond indebtedness for the past and had reduced the national debt 15 per cent. While economic conditions were not as good as last year, he said everything was being done to alleviate the acute situation due to the drop in the price of coffee by constructing highways and public buildings, thus giving employment to many.
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1932 Nicaraguan general election
General elections were held in Nicaragua on 6 November 1932 to elect the president, half of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies and one-third of the seats in the Senate of the National Congress. Matthew Hanna, the US minister in Nicaragua secured an agreement from the two presidential candidates in the 1932 elections, the conservative Adolfo Díaz and the rehabilitated constitutionalist vice-president, Juan Bautista Sacasa, that the National Guard should become a 'non-political' force after US withdrawal.
Wikipedia →United States occupation of Nicaragua
The United States occupation of Nicaragua from August 4, 1912, to January 2, 1933, was part of the Banana Wars, when the U.S. military invaded various Latin American countries from 1898 to 1934. American military interventions in Nicaragua were designed to stop any nation other than the United States of America from building a Nicaraguan Canal.
Wikipedia →Augusto César Sandino
Augusto César Sandino (18 May 1895 – 21 February 1934) was a Nicaraguan revolutionary, founder of the militant group EDSN, and leader of a rebellion between 1927 and 1933 against the United States occupation of Nicaragua. Despite being referred to as a 'bandit' by the United States government, his exploits made him a hero throughout much of Latin America, where he became a symbol of resistance to American imperialism.
Wikipedia →Anastasio Somoza García
Anastasio Somoza García (1 February 1896 – 29 September 1956) was the leader of Nicaragua from 1936 until his assassination in 1956. He was the patriarch of the Somoza family, which ruled Nicaragua as a family dictatorship for 42 years.
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