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...Nicaraguans gathered at Managua's Augusto César Sandino Airport last week left little doubt about their opinion of the Marxist-led Sandinista government. "Democracy, yes! Communism, no!" they chanted. "With Arturo in the seat there'll be plenty to eat. Arturo is the future." The small but vocal crowd had turned out to welcome Arturo Cruz, 60, a former junta member and Ambassador to Washington, who was back home from self-imposed exile in the U.S. to run as an opposition candidate in the Nicaraguan elections scheduled for Nov. 4. But the jubilation was short-lived...
...colorful celebration of national pride, the Sandinista government of Nicaragua last week commemorated the 50th anniversary of the assassination of its martyred hero, Augusto César Sandino. Brigades of young cotton and coffee pickers poured in from the countryside to the capital city of Managua, filling the main plaza with placards and rhythmic hand clapping. They were performing for themselves and for scores of foreign observers, invited by the Marxist-oriented leaders to witness the announcement that democratic elections would be held...
Sitting inches from the prop wash of his UH-1H ("Huey") helicopter, Salvadoran Army Colonel Julio César Yánez López stared with satisfaction at the thin plumes of smoke coiling across the scrubby landscape below. "We're fighting terrorists, not guerrillas with a noble cause," he announced as the chopper settled to earth alongside a cornfield crackling with flames. "We're going to integrate Usulután back into the economic life of this country...
...Nicaraguan, I want to make one thing clear. General Augusto César Sandino was a man who hated dictatorships. He fought against foreign intervention, including that of the U.S. Marines, and desired a free Nicaragua. How can the present junta call itself Sandinista if no other significant political parties exist, if Soviet and Cuban advisers are on the scene, and if freedom of speech is abridged...
...acre ranch and 2,500 cattle because, as a former second lieutenant in Dictator Anastasio Somoza's National Guard, he feared reprisals after the Sandinistas took over. Maria Cristina Cuadra, 17, first ran into trouble after she was caught pulling down pictures of Revolutionary Heroes Augusto César Sandino and Carlos Fonseca. Afraid she might be forced to serve in the Sandinista militia, she too decided to join the insurgents...