What is the FSLN in Nicaragua?

The Sandinista National Liberation Front (Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas [sandiˈnistas] in both English and Spanish.

What does the Sandinista mean?

Definition of Sandinista : a member of a military and political coalition holding power in Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990.

Did the US support the Sandinistas?

The United States began to support Contra activities against the Sandinista government by December 1981, with the CIA at the forefront of operations. The CIA supplied the funds and the equipment, coordinated training programs, and provided intelligence and target lists.

Who led the Sandinistas?

Carlos Fonseca
Tomás BorgeSilvio Mayorga
Sandinista National Liberation Front/Founders

What did the Sandinistas believe?

By awakening political thought among the people, proponents of Sandinista ideology believed that human resources would be available to not only execute a guerrilla war against the Somoza regime but also build a society resistant to economic and military intervention imposed by foreign entities.

What did the CIA do in Nicaragua?

The CIA executed operations of their own: in 1982, a CIA-trained team blew up two bridges in Nicaragua and mined Corinto harbor, which may have been carried out by members of the U.S. military rather than through the indigenous assets the CIA claimed it used.

Did the Soviet Union support the Sandinistas?

The USSR developed great relations with the Sandinistas after the overthrow of the Somoza family. During the 1980s, the Soviet Union provided full political, economic, military, and diplomatic support to the left wing government of Nicaragua.

Was Somoza assassinated?

September 17, 1980, Asunción, ParaguayAnastasio Somoza Debayle / Assassinated