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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 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> |
| − | The "Reagan Doctrine" and Its Pitfalls] by Ted Galen Carpenter, Cato Institute </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:48, April 3, 2007
The Sandinistas were communist rebels of Nicaragua.[1]
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- ↑ "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