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Marines Kill Five Nicaraguans
Managua, Nicaragua—Five rebels were killed and one was wounded in sharp encounter by marine patrol between San Gregorio and Murray, it was stated in a report of a commanding officer at Kicaro, Nueva Segovia, to brigade headquarters here. There were no marine casualties.
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Augusto César Sandino
Augusto César Sandino 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.
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The Somoza family is a political family which ruled Nicaragua under a dictatorship over a period of forty-three years, from 1936 to 1979. Founded by Anastasio Somoza García — who served as the President of Nicaragua for two terms between 1937–1947 and 1950–1956 — was succeeded by his two sons; the eldest, Luis Somoza Debayle from 1956 to 1963, and youngest, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, serving for two presidential terms between 1967–1972 and 1974–1979.
Wikipedia →Nicaraguan Revolution
The Nicaraguan Revolution was an armed conflict that took place in the Central American nation of Nicaragua between 1961 to 1990. The revolution revealed the country as one of the major proxy war battlegrounds of the Cold War.
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