Anastasio Somoza García
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Anastasio Somoza García was the leader of Nicaragua from 1936 until his assassination in 1956. He was officially the 21st President of Nicaragua from 1 January 1937 to 1 May 1947 and from 21 May 1950
Somoza in 1952
Somoza and Sandino in February 1933
Somoza (left) with Argentine President Juan Perón in 1953
Augusto César Sandino
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Augusto César Sandino was a Nicaraguan revolutionary, founder of the militant group EDSN, and leader of a rebellion between 1927 and 1933 against the United States occupation of Nicaragua. Despite bei
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…Guard (Guardia Nacional), the constabulary force organized by the U.S. Marine Corps. After waging a bitter, six-year struggle with the forces of General Augusto César Sandino, in January 1933, the Marines evacuated the country following the election of Juan Bautista Sacasa as president. At the urging of the U.S. Ambassador…
Sandino in 1929
Pedro Jose Zepeda, Augusto Sandino, Gustavo Machado in Mexico (C.1928)
A flag captured by U.S. Marines from Sandino's forces
Clipping from the Daily Worker featuring Sandino's brother Sócrates, January 13, 1928