Word: sandinistas
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...principal target of a regime that does not tolerate dissent. Chamorro's widow Violeta, an original member of the revolutionary government, resigned in March 1980, offering reasons of health, to concentrate on helping her son with the paper. One month later, La Prensa was paralyzed by a Sandinista-induced labor dispute that ended only when Pedro Joaquín's uncle Xavier, a staunch supporter of the Sandinistas, started his own newspaper, Nuevo Diario (circ. 30,000). When that competition proved ineffectual in undercutting La Prensa's influence, the Sandinistas employed sterner measures...
...foreign aid program any time soon. That is much appreciated in Washington. The Reagan Administration, which has given a more military emphasis to the U.S. foreign aid program, is counting on Venezuela's charitable deeds to help stem the kind of political radicalism that produced Nicaragua's Sandinista government. Secretary of State Alexander Haig met in Nassau last month with the Venezuelan, Mexican and Canadian foreign ministers to map the outlines for a long-term development policy in the Caribbean area, and the officials will meet again later this year to discuss the most obvious economic needs. Says...
...most popular figure of the Sandinista revolution. In August 1978 he led the takeover of the National Palace in Managua, a daring assault that marked the beginning of the end for the forces of Nicaraguan Dictator Anastasio Somoza. After the Sandinistas seized power, the movie-handsome guerrilla became an almost legendary symbol of the successful struggle. Whenever he appeared in public, crowds would break into spontaneous applause for the man they called by his nom de guerre: Comandante Cero (Commander Zero...
...last week Eden Pastora stunned the Sandinista leadership by resigning as Vice Minister of Defense and leaving for Panama. The ruling directorate tried to talk Pastora into returning. Three directorate members appeared on national television to plead with the revolutionary hero to "undo" his action...
Last week the four priests declared an "unbreakable commitment to the popular Sandinista revolution in loyalty to our people, which is the same as saying, in loyalty to the will of God. We will continue in whatever place our presence and service might be necessary." What now? One possibility is that the four will be forbidden to function as priests...