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Word: ajusticiamiento (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Thousands of people poured into the streets, singing and dancing and setting off fireworks. Said a journalist in Managua: "Somoza finally brought happiness to his countrymen." The leaders of the ruling Sandinista junta denied any direct role in the assassination. In a brief communiqué, they called it ajusticiamiento-justifiable execution -reminding their followers that the dictator had been responsible for the deaths of 100,000 Nicaraguans. Concluded one Sandinista simply: "Divine justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NICARAGUA: Sudden Death in Asunci | 9/29/1980 | See Source »

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