Fri, 18 July 2008
July 19 1979 was the day of the Triumph of the Sandinista Revolution.
40 years of dictatorship of Nicaragua
by the Somoza Dynasty, and invasions by the US dating back to the 1890s
(William Walker who declared himself President for several years and
sold the right to gather taxes to the Morgan Bank)was overthrown. The
serial invasions continued through the early 1900s, when the US sent in
marines (and incidentally, first used aircraft as a weapon of war)
through the 1920s. Throughout the 1980s the US financed the mercenary
remnant of Somoza's National Guard, the 'contras,' financed illegally
by the CIA and cocaine connections. Eventually, through a near total
economic blockade,Nicaragua was virtually starved into submission,
until a government more to the liking of the US was elected in 1990.
by the Somoza Dynasty, and invasions by the US dating back to the 1890s
(William Walker who declared himself President for several years and
sold the right to gather taxes to the Morgan Bank)was overthrown. The
serial invasions continued through the early 1900s, when the US sent in
marines (and incidentally, first used aircraft as a weapon of war)
through the 1920s. Throughout the 1980s the US financed the mercenary
remnant of Somoza's National Guard, the 'contras,' financed illegally
by the CIA and cocaine connections. Eventually, through a near total
economic blockade,Nicaragua was virtually starved into submission,
until a government more to the liking of the US was elected in 1990.
LatinRadical
marks this occasion with a selection of videos focusing on the
Sandinista Revolution. If you cannot see the video panel below click here.
marks this occasion with a selection of videos focusing on the
Sandinista Revolution. If you cannot see the video panel below click here.
Venezuela 101 - Eva Golinger
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Venezuela 101 - Eva Golinger 2
Venezuela 101 - Eva Golinger 3
Venezuela 101 - Eva Golinger 4
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Category: Latin Radical -- posted at: 11:19 PM
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