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→Augusto César Sandino
:Sandino had led forces in the Constitutionalist War loyal to the elected government against Chamorro's and then led the rebellion in the 1920s-30s against the American occupation of Nicaragua that followed. After the US withdrew, was assassinated by forces loyal to Somoza. He got a reputation after his death as a national hero; somebody who fought for liberty and independence against dictatorship and US imperialism. When the Sandinistas were formed, they named themselves after him as a way to co-opt his image. But they don't have any direct ties to Sandino, who died about 30 years before they were founded.--[[User:Whizkid|Whizkid]] ([[User talk:Whizkid|talk]]) 22:57, 22 August 2016 (EDT)
:Sandino had led forces in the Constitutionalist War loyal to the elected government against Chamorro's and then led the rebellion in the 1920s-30s against the American occupation of Nicaragua that followed. After the US withdrew, was assassinated by forces loyal to Somoza. He got a reputation after his death as a national hero; somebody who fought for liberty and independence against dictatorship and US imperialism. When the Sandinistas were formed, they named themselves after him as a way to co-opt his image. But they don't have any direct ties to Sandino, who died about 30 years before they were founded.--[[User:Whizkid|Whizkid]] ([[User talk:Whizkid|talk]]) 22:57, 22 August 2016 (EDT)
::Sounds a bit like what Peace Walker gave. Any indications that Sandino was a Communist or Socialist, though? Because if he wasn't, then I don't think the Sandinistas should be fit to use his name for their activities, since it's unlikely Sandino would have approved of Marxism being placed in Nicaragua and if anything would most likely have sided with America. That's assuming he wasn't either a Communist or a Socialist. [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 10:45, 23 August 2016 (EDT)