,! ,REBELLION 9 ,NIC>AGUA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! #a#i#gS ! ,S&9I/A MOVEM5T 9 ,NIC>AGUA WAS A CAUSE CELEBRE ( ! LEFT & EXTREME LEFT1 9 ! SAME WAY ! ,ZAPATI/AS 9 ,MEXICO W]E AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! #b#a/ C5TURY1 & ! ,Y,P,G 9 ,ROJAVA >E N[4 

,! ,S&9I/AS DEVELOP$ \T ( ! /UD5T RADICAL CIRCLES 9 ,NIC>AGUA 9 ! LATE #a#i#eS & E>LY #a#i#fS4 ,!Y W]E 9FLU5C$ BY ! NATIONALI/ EXAMPLE ( ! ,F,L,N 9 ,ALG]IA & LAT] BY ! ,CUBAN REVOLUTION4 ,!Y 5GAG$ 9 A GU]RILLA W> ) ! CORRUPT & MURD]\S DICTATOR%IP ( ,ANA/ASIO ,SOMOZA1 & EV5TUALLY FOLL[+ A G5]AL /RIKE & URBAN 9SURRECTION1 OV]?REW ! REPTILIAN ,SOMOZA 9 #a#i#g#i4 

,! ,S&9I/AS 9H]IT$ A C\NTRY /RIPP$ ( ITS F9ANCIAL RES\RCES BY ! FLEE+ ,SOMOZA1 #c-#e1 DEAD FROM ! PROTRACT$ GU]RILLA W>1 #f1 MADE HOMELESS & A SMA%$ ECONOMIC 9FRA/RUCTURE4 ,9 ADDITION1 ,SOMOZA HAD DELIB]ATELY NOT 9TRODUC$ ANY LIT]ACY PROGRAMS1 AS HE WANT$ ONLY 0OX50 9 HIS [N WORDS4 ,! ,S&9I/AS 9/ITUT$ A SWEEP+ PACKET OR RE=MS1 9CLUD+ A MASSIVE LIT]ACY PROGRAM4 ,PROP]TY HELD BY ,SOMOZA & HIS SUPPORT]S WAS NATIONALIZ$4 ,SOON ! ,S&9I/AS FELL \T ) O!R ,NIC>AGUAN POLITICAL P>TIES1 & ,DANIEL ,ORTEGA1 HEAD ( ONE ( ! ?REE MA9 FACTIONS 9 ! ,S&9I/AS1 WAS ACCUS$ ( DEVELOP+ A ,CUBAN-/YLE SY/EM 9 ,NIC>AGUA4 ,>M$ GR\PS FROM DIFF]5T FACTIONS1 & COLLECTIVELY KN[N AS ! ,CONTRAS !N BEGAN A W> AGA9/ ! ,S&9I/A GOV]NM5T1 & W]E HEAVILY BACK$ BY ! ,U,S4 

,ORTEGA WAS ELECT$ ,PRESID5T 9 #a#i#h#d4 ,A YE> LAT] ! ,U,S UND] ,REAGAN 9/ITUT$ A TOTAL EMB>GO ON ,NIC>AGUA & ! ,CONTRA W> DRAGG$ ON UNTIL #a#i#h#i1 CLAIM+ MANY LIVES4 ,9 #aii ! ,S&9I/AS C$$ P[] TO ,VIOLETA ,*AMORRO AT ! HEAD ( AN ANTI-,S&9I/A COALITION ?AT RANG$ FROM CONS]VATIVES ?R\< LIB]ALS TO ,COMMUNI/S4 ,9 A DEAL TO BUY (F ! ,S&9I/AS1 ! L& & PROP]TY ?AT HAD BE5 NATIONALIZ$ WAS H&$ OV] TO ! ,S&9I/A LEAD]S1 & ?IS 9VOLV$ MILLIONS & PROBABLY BILLIONS ( DOLL>S4 

,ORTEGA'S T5D5CY )9 ! ,S&9I/AS1 ! T]C]I/AS1 HAD ALWAYS FAVOR$ AN APPROA* ?AT M>RI$ >M$ 9SURRECTION TO CROSS-CLASS ALLIANCES ) BUS9ESS [N]S1 ! *UR*ES1 PR(ESSIONALS ON ONE H& & *ANTY-T[N DWELL]S & ! UNEMPLOY$ ON ! O!R4 ,?IS /RATEGY IS E*O$ 9 O!R ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN LEFT NATIONALI/ MOVEM5TS4 

,9 #bf ,ORTEGA WON ! PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS1 ) A =M] ,CONTRA LEAD] AS HIS RUNN+ MATE4 ,HE FIRM$ UP HIS ALLIANCE ) ! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* & AS A P>T ( ?IS DEAL 9TRODUC$ /RICT LEGISLATION AGA9/ ABORTION :]E BE=E 9 ! #a#i#hS HE HAD SUPPORT$ ABORTION RI<TS4 ,HE ALSO =M$ AN ALLIANCE ) ! ,CON/ITUTIONAL ,LIB]AL ,P>TY4 

,HE BEGAN TO BUILD ALLIANCES ) ,IRAN1 ,CUBA & !N ,V5EZUELA4 ,REC5TLY HE HAS 9CREAS$ HIS TIES ) ,*9A & ,RUSSIA4 ,HE WAS AGA9 REELECT$ 9 #baa & 9 #b#a#f4 ,HE 9CREAS$ HIS SUPPORT ( BUS9ESS 9 ?IS P]IOD4 ,US+ ! ASSETS FROM ! CONFISCAT$ L& & PROP]TY1 ,ORTEGA & HIS WIFE ,VISE-,PRESID5T ,ROS>IO ,MURILLO1 TOGE!R ) O!R ,S&9I/AS =M$ AN ALLIANCE ) BIG BUS9ESSM5 TO BUILD UP A CONSID]ABLE BUS9ESS CONGLOM]ATE1 :I* 9CLUDES CONTROL ( V>I\S M$IA \TLETS4 

,MEAN:ILE ,NIC>AGUA'S SOCIAL SP5D+ P] HEAD IS ONE ( ! L[E/ 9 ! REGION4 #f#b.0 ( ! POPULATION LIVE 9 DIRE POV]TY1 :IL/ !RE >E >\ND #be MULTIMILLIONAIRES :O HAVE PROSP]$ UND] ,ORTEGA4 

,?IS ,APRIL #a#h? ,ORTEGA ANN\NC$ CUTS 9 P5SIONS & 9CREASES 9 SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AS DICTAT$ BY ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,MONET>Y ,FUND4 ,?IS WAS A BRIDGE TOO F> = MANY4 ,B>RICADES W]E ]ECT$ 9 T[NS S\? ( ! CAPITAL ,MANAGUA1 & HEAVY FI<T+ ) POLICE & >MY HAS RESULT$ 9 MANY DEA?S4 ,! UNRE/ HAS CONT9U$ N[ = ?REE MON?S & %[S NO SIGNS ( ABAT+4 ,! MOVEM5T HAS 9CREAS+LY CALL$ = ! REMOVAL ( ,ORTEGA & ,MURILLO4 

,! ,U,S,A = ITS P>T1 :IL/ LOOK+ FAVORABLY ON ,ORTEGA'S PRO-BUS9ESS POSITIONS1 IS DI/URB$ BY ! ,NIC>AGUA-,V5EZUELA-,CUBA AXIS1 & ! L9KS ) ,RUSSIA1 ,*9A & ,IRAN4 ,! REVOLT 9 ,NIC>AGUA MU/ NOT BE ALL[$ TO BE HI-JACK$ BY ! ,U,S1 :O W\LD 9/ALL ANO!R REACTION>Y REGIME MORE COMPLIANT ) !IR POLICIES4 

,! :OLE SORRY SC5>IO 9 ,NIC>AGUA1 & 9DE$ 9 ,MEXICO & ,V5EZUELA1 REVEALS ! BANKRUPTCY ( LEFTI/ POLITICS 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,IT IS EV5 MORE IMP]ATIVE ?AT A PAN-,AM]ICAN REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T IS DEVELOP$1 A MOVEM5T BAS$ ON ! WORK+ CLASS1 PEASANTRY & 9DIG5\S PEOPLES1 NOT TI$ TO ANY ( ! P[] BLOCS1 & ?AT ! ROAD TO SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS OP5$4 

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