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Word: sandanista (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1978-1978
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...pressure for Somoza's resignation is not, as he claims, generated solely by a band of Marxist revolutionaries. The Sandanista Front of National Liberation (FSLN) champions an effort that encompasses virtually every element of the population of this small Central American country--from businessmen to industrialists to religious leaders to peasants. The mass of poor Nicaraguans see the multi-millionaire Somoza as the chief cause of their poverty. The Roman Catholic Church, hardly a bastion of Marxism and a long-time opponent of the dictatorship, has reiterated its plea for an end to the Somoza family's rule...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Carter Must End Aid To Somoza | 9/19/1978 | See Source »

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