Word: northern
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sandinista rebels, numbering an estimated 400 to 2000 at the start of the rebellion, were joined by hundreds of sympathizers and temporarily gined control of several northern cities...
MANAGUA, Nicaragua--Government forces surrounded the city of Isteli in northern Nicaragua by airlift yesterday to attack the last guerrilla strongholds there...
...last summer, excessive bureaucracy, credit difficulties, erratic cash flow, transport and communications bottlenecks were prevalent. Once again, the expectations of the poor and middle class were frustrated. Rent for a modest two-room apartment in Tehran rose to $1,000 a month. For luxury villas in the northern part of the city, a monthly rent of $5,000 was not considered extravagant. There was a year's wait for a $6,000 Iranian-manufactured automobile; imported Mercedes 280s sold...
...Niemans from abroad are: Graeme H. Beaton from Australia; Khen V. Chin from Malaysia; Tomas O. Dillen from Sweden; Dominique Ferry from France; Michael H.C. McDowell from Northern Ireland; Michael McIvor from Ontario; John S. Mojapelo from South Africa; Sabam P. Siagian of Indonesia; Donald J. Woods from South Africa; and Royston J.A. Wright from Sierra Leone...
Somoza's national guard, headquartered in Manila, said its forces had completely retaken the northern city of Leon, the nation's second largest city...