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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. 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>

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.  

[[President Reagan]] said, "... just as [[Castro]] had done in Cuba, the Sandinistas ousted the other parties to the revolution. Many of them are now the [[Contras]]. They exiled some, they jailed some, they murdered some. And they installed a [[Marxist-Leninist]] [[totalitarian]] Government. [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/84debates/2prez4.html]

[[President Reagan]] said, "... just as [[Castro]] had done in Cuba, the Sandinistas ousted the other parties to the revolution. Many of them are now the [[Contras]]. They exiled some, they jailed some, they murdered some. And they installed a [[Marxist-Leninist]] [[totalitarian]] Government. [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/84debates/2prez4.html]

In 1981 Robert McFarlane, then assistant to the Secretary of State proposed a coordinated covert political, economic, and military approach to the pro-Communist Sandinista government in Nicaragua and the insurgency in El Salvador. His proposal was approved in January, 1982, in "National Security Directive 17," which provided for a $20 million program against the Sandinista government and gave the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) responsibility for organizing a five-hundred-man "interdiction" force.<ref> See [http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nsdd/nsdd-017.htm Portions online] </ref> Democrats in Congress began voicing opposition in 1982; Reagan and Congress were in constant battle until 1987, when all five Central American heads of state signed a peace accord. The Sandinistas and Contras signed a cease-fire agreement in 1988, and in 1991 democratic elections overthrew the Sandinista regime.<ref> James M. Scott, "Interbranch Rivalry and the Reagan Doctrine in Nicaragua." ''Political Science Quarterly'' 1997 112(2): 237-260. </ref>   

In 1981 Robert McFarlane, then assistant to the Secretary of State proposed a coordinated covert political, economic, and military approach to the pro-Communist Sandinista government in Nicaragua and the insurgency in El Salvador. His proposal was approved in January, 1982, in "National Security Directive 17," which provided for a $20 million program against the Sandinista government and gave the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) responsibility for organizing a five-hundred-man "interdiction" force.<ref>See [http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nsdd/nsdd-017.htm Portions online]</ref> Democrats in Congress began voicing opposition in 1982; Reagan and Congress were in constant battle until 1987, when all five Central American heads of state signed a peace accord. The Sandinistas and Contras signed a cease-fire agreement in 1988, and in 1991 democratic elections overthrew the Sandinista regime.<ref>James M. Scott, "Interbranch Rivalry and the Reagan Doctrine in Nicaragua." ''Political Science Quarterly'' 1997 112(2): 237-260.</ref>   

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==Source==

==Sources==

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

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

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