Word: bermudez
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...sway the Resistance, which directs some 10,000 contras who are trying to overthrow the Marxist-led regime. Meeting in the Dominican Republic, the organization's 54-member Assembly, which considers itself Nicaragua's government-in-exile, elected a new seven-man directorate. Among its members: former Colonel Enrique Bermudez, 56, the contras' commander in chief since 1981. The inclusion of Bermudez, who served in the National Guard of the dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle, represents a major victory for hard-liners within the Resistance who believe that the Sandinistas can be dislodged only by military force. Said Silvio Arguello, vice...
...years, through good times and bad, the contras have been led by only one military commander: Enrique Bermudez, 55, a former colonel in deposed Dictator Anastasio Somoza's National Guard. But peace, or at least the promise of it implicit in the 60-day cease-fire signed by the contras and Sandinistas in March, has triggered a power struggle that threatens not only Bermudez's leadership but also rebel unity. Unless quickly settled, the infighting could prevent further peace talks and leave the Sandinistas in an even stronger military position when the cease-fire expires at the end of this...
...first sign of trouble came immediately after the cease-fire was signed, when Bermudez removed Walter Calderon Lopez and Diogenes Hernandez Membreno, two contra field commanders who had attended the talks. Bermudez apparently felt that the officers had sold out the rebels by approving the accord. News of the disciplinary action spread quickly, leading combat unit leaders to openly criticize Bermudez...
...group of rebels presented a nine-point petition calling for his resignation to the five-member directorate of the contras. Bermudez's ties with Somoza's dreaded National Guard have long been a source of friction within the contras, and some observers speculated that Adolfo Calero, a member of the directorate, may have encouraged the guerrilla revolt...
Last week Hernandez and some 1,000 fellow dissidents, who had barricaded themselves at a base in Yamales, Honduras, clashed briefly with pro-Bermudez forces. At least two dissidents were wounded. Hernandez later agreed to negotiate with Honduran and contra officials, but by week's end the dispute had not been resolved. Nor was it clear whether the contras could negotiate a more lasting truce with the Sandinistas before the present cease-fire runs...