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Word: somocist (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1980
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...Maria, an official at the national Ministry of Health and former comandante, women haven't been rewarded adequately for their participation in the revolution. Although women hold prominent political positions--including "Comandante Dos" Dora Teja Tellez (head of political direction in Managua), and others such as head prosecutor of Somocist trials, the political secretary of the FSLN in Leon, and the National Secretary of Foreign Relations--of the 46 representatives on the National Council of State, less than 25 per cent are women. And the five-person ruling junta has not had a woman member since Violeta Barrios de Chamorro...

Author: By Judith E. Matloff, | Title: Revolution in a Revolution | 9/12/1980 | See Source »

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