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Sixty Killed in Nicaragua
Managua, Nicaragua, October 29—At least sixty are believed to have been killed when 100 insurgents ambushed a Nicaraguan National Guard patrol of 50 men yesterday fifteen miles north of Chichigalpa in the Department of Chinandega. The entire student body of the Military Academy, with its United States Marine Corps instructors, has been rushed to Chichigalpa to try to crush the rebels. The National Guard patrol, consisting of nine officers, enlisted men and 20 volunteers, fought its way out of the ambush after fierce combat lasting five hours. The patrol is reported to have lost twelve men, including Lieutenant Sotomayor. The toll among the rebels is believed to have been at least fifty.
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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. The formal occupation began on August 4, 1912, even though there were various other assaults by the United States in Nicaragua throughout this period.
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In an effort to denounce past U.S. interventionism and subdue any subsequent fears of Latin Americans, Roosevelt announced on March 4, 1933, during his inaugural address, 'In the field of World policy, I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the Good Neighbor.' The policy's main principle was that of non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs of Latin America.
Wikipedia →Augusto César Sandino
On 21 February 1934, Sandino; his father; his brother Sócrates; two of his favorite generals, Estranda and Umanzor; and the poet Sofonías Salvatierra attended a new round of talks with Sacasa. The Guardsmen left Sandino's father and Salvatierra alone, while taking Sandino, his brother Sócrates, and his two generals to a crossroads in Larreynaga and executing them.
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