Sandinista
noun
San·di·nis·ta
ˌsan-də-ˈnēs-tə 
ˌsän-
: a member of a military and political coalition holding power in Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990
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This David versus Goliath dynamic that pitted the powerful United States against a small developing country enhanced the Sandinista project’s international allure.
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TIME, 2 May 2024
President Ortega, 78, came to power as a leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front that ousted a right-wing dictator in 1979.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
When Ortega served as president in the 1980s, Ramírez was his vice president but was ultimately marginalized by political intrigues within the once revolutionary Sandinista Party.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
During the 1980s, amid the fight with U.S.-backed Contra rebels, the paper grew critical of the Sandinista government and its economic policies - drawing attacks, accusations of publishing U.S. propaganda and periods of censorship.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
Ortega, 77, a former guerrilla leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, which overthrew the U.S.-backed Somoza dictatorship in 1979, is serving his fourth uninterrupted term as president.
—Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
TIME, 2 May 2024
President Ortega, 78, came to power as a leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front that ousted a right-wing dictator in 1979.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
When Ortega served as president in the 1980s, Ramírez was his vice president but was ultimately marginalized by political intrigues within the once revolutionary Sandinista Party.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
During the 1980s, amid the fight with U.S.-backed Contra rebels, the paper grew critical of the Sandinista government and its economic policies - drawing attacks, accusations of publishing U.S. propaganda and periods of censorship.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
Ortega, 77, a former guerrilla leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, which overthrew the U.S.-backed Somoza dictatorship in 1979, is serving his fourth uninterrupted term as president.
—Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
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