Word: somoza
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...Somoza subdues a city, but the dictator's days may be numbered...
...five fearful and defiant days, the city of Matagalpa had stood proud: a rebellious stronghold against the mechanized might of Nicaragua's National Guard and its detested dictator, Anastasio Somoza. The sudden and apparently spontaneous uprising by the townspeople did not succeed in bringing down the regime. But the fact that it had occurred at all was symptomatic of the troubles facing Somoza's government. Following on the audacious capture the week before of Managua's National Palace, after which members of the leftist Sandinista National Liberation Front won the release of 59 political prisoners and received...
...National Guard's conquest of Matagalpa climaxed the second week of a drive by opponents of the regime to force the resignation of Somoza, 52, whose family has ruled Nicaragua since 1933. Somoza's monopoly of much of the country's industry and business and the National Guard's brutalization of the rural population have served to unite the opposition, which now ranges from the extreme left to extreme right. After the Sandinista assault on the palace, the Broad Opposition Front, a coalition of political and business groups, called a general strike to last until Somoza...
Last week's events suggested that Somoza may yet have his mind made up for him. In Panama, safe, sound and almost delirious with triumph, the Sandinistas, with their newly released comrades, were no doubt preparing for some new victories. Cero assured his captives when he bade them goodbye: "We'll be back in two months...
...Sandinistas, who take their name from Augusto César Sandino, a guerrilla leader assassinated on orders of Somoza's father in 1934, identify each other by numbers during terrorist operations. The commander is always cero (zero...