National Front

In the heart of Central America lies the Spanish speaking nation of Nicaragua. Officially titled “the Republic of Nicaragua”, there have been multiple stories of how the country got its name, the most prominent story says that during the time the Spanish invaded, Nicaragua took its name from an indigenous chief named Nicarao who was ruler of the region. Fast forwarding the history: Three hundred years of Spanish colonialism, a hundred years of totalitarian ruling by multiple “presidents”, and thirty

Revolution – a radical change or replacement of a governmental establishment, political system, or society created by the people who are governed. In the República de Chile (Republic of Chile) and República de Nicaragua (Republic of Nicaragua), a revolution was supposed to bring a new and fresh outlook onto the country unfortunately, with every plan there are obstacles. In spite of the sizeable differences, the revolutions that occurred in Chile and Nicaragua share common traits of failure to consolidate

The Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN), or the Sandinista National Liberation Front, came to power in Nicaragua in 1979 after ousting Anatasio Somoza and putting an end to his family’s thirty-six-year dictatorship. Prior to the revolution that lead to their rise in power, the Sandinista National Liberation Front promised to implement several developmental policies that would raise the living standards of their fellow citizens. I previously argued that development is both a natural and

existed an extensive supply[JLW2] of records on the revolution but it wasn’t until the late 1970’s to the early 1980’s [JLW3] when political historians started to write about it. Overall, most historians were intrigued by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and wrote extensively on United States occupation leading up to the revolution. Many Latin American historians focused on the political ideologies of Augosto Sandino and his revolutionaries. Specifically, how Sandino’s

“emergency powers” and while that took place he headed a different direction. He decided to steal the aid coming in for Nicaragua for himself. This was one of the main reasons why the Sandinista Revolution came to be, known as the Sandinista National Liberation Front. The Sandinistas did not believe that the message they were trying to get towards the Nicaraguan business negotiators so they decided to take things into their own hands and measures. This lead to the kidnapping of certain powerful people

Considered to be the second poorest countries internationally, Nicaragua is a country faced with the need to rely on economic assistance groups in order to meet both external and internal economic obligations. The idea of aiding other poor countries is one that organizations such as the IMF , the World Bank , the Inter-American Development Bank etc. have in order to aids countries such as Nicaragua in their economic growth. Receiving loans and having to repay them has increasingly become a problem

“The people of Nicaragua were suffering oppression. This made us develop an awareness which eventually led us to commit ourselves to the struggle against the domination of the capitalists of our country in collusion with the United States government.” (Daniel Ortega 1974) As has been discussed throughout the semester thus far many countries throughout Latin America have experienced a political revolution in some way, shape, or form. In the early 1970’s Nicaragua joined the long list of Latin American

In addition to the definition of terrorism, it will be important to define what constitutes as covert and clandestine operations. To begin, it is important to understand that covert and clandestine operations are two distinct types of operations. According to the Department of Defense, a covert operation is defined as: “An operation that is so planned and executed as to conceal the identity of or permit plausible denial by the sponsor.” These types of operations may include: sabotage, assassinations

I owe the state that I am in now, to my ancestors who decided to migrate to the United States. Both of my parents are immigrants. My father is from Guatemala and my mother is from Nicaragua. All my life I have been closely related to my Guatemalan heritage because most of my father’s family is in Los Angeles with me. As a child I always bragged about being a Chapin, the nickname for Guatemalans. One story is always in the back of my head, the story of my mom fleeing Nicaragua. My mother lived a good

Introduction While China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, and immigration have dominated international news, clashes between the government and protesters have resulted in 145 dead and thousands injured (Agence France-Presse, 2018, para. 5) during “the bloodiest disturbance in Nicaragua since the 1980’s” (Associated Press, 2018, para. 11). A missionary evacuated from the region in May succinctly expressed the frustrations of many over the lack of impetus of other nations to condemn the rampant violence