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Although the Roman Catholic hierarchy supported the Sandinistas' overthrow of Dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979, it became disenchanted as the new leadership imposed curbs on personal freedom, including press censorship and restrictions on public assembly. More recently, the church has opposed the government's decision to draft all men over the age of 17. In addition, the Pope has been at odds with four priests who disregarded his opposition to political involvement by taking high-level positions in the Sandinista government...
...political stripes: it now houses some 16,000 refugees from El Salvador, 10,000 of them un registered. It is home to 3,500 exiles from the Sandinista regime, though just five years ago it allowed free rein to Sandinista rebels fighting to bring down Nicaraguan Dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle...
...Front (F.D.N.), the 8,000-strong contra group based in Honduras. ARDE's political leaders, notably Alfonso Robelo Callejas, favored the alliance, but Pastora adamantly rejected it unless the F.D.N. got rid of several commanders who were members of Nicaragua's hated National Guard under former Dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle. Early last month, the CIA threatened to cut ARDE'S funds if it did not team up with the F.D.N. by May 31. On Tuesday, May 29, Robelo and the other ARDE leaders decided to strike such an alliance with or without Pastora, even though he controls...
That is a reputation that has plagued Switzerland for years. Argentina's Juan Perón, the Shah of Iran and Nicaragua's Anastasio Somoza had large Swiss accounts in the past. Among current world leaders, Zaïre's Mobutu Sese Seko is believed to have substantial holdings on deposit. Swiss banks have been a haven for foreign capital since the French Revolution. The current rules on confidentiality were set up in 1934 to protect Jews fleeing Nazi Germany...
...Nicaraguans lament the 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle and his right-wing dictatorship, of course, but many of the peasants of Nueva Segovia oppose the Sandinistas strongly enough to support the contra cause at great risk. Those who are caught aiding the guerrillas are often killed by the Sandinistas. The contras can be equally brutal when they uncover Sandinista informers or seize enemy troops. "If we capture them in a fight and they have no more ammunition, then they must die," said a subcomandante known as Pelón. "That shows they were trying to kill us and gave...