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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 brutal 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>

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. This powerful, although inherently unstable, alliance overthrew Anastasio Somoza in 1979." [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.  

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==Source==

==Source==

*[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=180 Remembering Sandinista Genocide] by a man who did his honor's thesis on Reagan's policy toward the Sandinista government

*[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=180 Remembering Sandinista Genocide]

 

[[Category:Communists]]

[[Category:Communists]]

[[Category:Nicaragua]]

[[Category:Nicaragua]]