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The Sandinistas were communist rebels of [[Nicaragua]].<ref>"Havana unquestionably assisted the Sandinista insurgency with both money and arms, but the revolution was an indigenous Nicaraguan affair. The repressive and corrupt 40-year dictatorship of the Somoza family inexorably alienated democratic elements and eventually impelled them to make common cause with the Marxist-dominated Sandinista front. This powerful, although inherently unstable, alliance overthrew Anastasio Somoza in 1979 to the acclaim of the overwhelming majority of Nicaraguans." [http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa074.html U.S. Aid to Anti-Communist Rebels: The "Reagan Doctrine" and Its Pitfalls] by Ted Galen Carpenter, Cato Institute </ref>
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The Sandinistas were socialist rebels of [[Nicaragua]].<ref>"Havana unquestionably assisted the Sandinista insurgency with both money and arms, but the revolution was an indigenous Nicaraguan affair. The repressive and corrupt 40-year dictatorship of the Somoza family inexorably alienated democratic elements and eventually impelled them to make common cause with the Marxist-dominated Sandinista front. This powerful, although inherently unstable, alliance overthrew Anastasio Somoza in 1979 to the acclaim of the overwhelming majority of Nicaraguans." [http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa074.html U.S. Aid to Anti-Communist Rebels: The "Reagan Doctrine" and Its Pitfalls] by Ted Galen Carpenter, Cato Institute </ref>
  
 
In the late 1980s, they were portrayed as heroes in the tradition of [[Che Guevara]], unselfishly dedicated to the well-being of the downtrodden masses.  
 
In the late 1980s, they were portrayed as heroes in the tradition of [[Che Guevara]], unselfishly dedicated to the well-being of the downtrodden masses.  

Revision as of 23:51, May 23, 2007

The Sandinistas were socialist rebels of Nicaragua.[1]

In the late 1980s, they were portrayed as heroes in the tradition of Che Guevara, unselfishly dedicated to the well-being of the downtrodden masses.

Other reports show them as the worst human rights violators of the region, much worse than anything their supporters tried to pin on the "Contras" who opposed them.

  • The problems began again in 1974, when Sandinista guerrilla groups began to mount very successful operations against Somoza. One popular example was the time when a group of Sandinistas took some elite people hostage at a party and received all of their demands from Somoza in exchange for their release. [1]
  • Unlike the Somoza regime, the Sandinistas did not leave the native populations on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua in peace. All Nicaraguans had to take part in the Marxist experiment. Thus, in perfect Khmer Rouge style, the Sandinistas inflicted a ruthless forcible relocation of tens of thousands of Indians from their land. Like Stalin, they used state-created famine as a weapon against these "enemies of the people." The Sandinista army committed myriad atrocities against the Indian population, killing and imprisoning approximately 15,000 innocent people. Front Page magazine

Notes

  1. "Havana unquestionably assisted the Sandinista insurgency with both money and arms, but the revolution was an indigenous Nicaraguan affair. The repressive and corrupt 40-year dictatorship of the Somoza family inexorably alienated democratic elements and eventually impelled them to make common cause with the Marxist-dominated Sandinista front. This powerful, although inherently unstable, alliance overthrew Anastasio Somoza in 1979 to the acclaim of the overwhelming majority of Nicaraguans." U.S. Aid to Anti-Communist Rebels: The "Reagan Doctrine" and Its Pitfalls by Ted Galen Carpenter, Cato Institute