Sandinista National Liberation Front

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The Sandinista National Liberation Front is a socialist political and former guerrilla movement in Nicaragua that led the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship and has dominated much of the country’s modern political history.

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instanceOf guerrilla movement
political party
socialist organization
abbreviation Sandinista National Liberation Front self-linksurface differs
surface form: FSLN
associatedWithPerson Daniel Ortega
Rosario Murillo
cameToPower 1979
conflict Contra War
country Nicaragua
formerGuerrillaWing Sandinista National Liberation Front self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sandinista guerrillas
founded 1961
foundedBy Carlos Fonseca
Silvio Mayorga
Tomás Borge
generalSecretary Daniel Ortega
governedCountry Nicaragua
hasPoliticalStatus ruling party of Nicaragua (from 2007)
hasWomenWing AMNLAE
hasYouthWing Sandinista National Liberation Front self-linksurface differs
surface form: Juventud Sandinista
headquartersLocation Managua
heldExecutivePowerFrom 1979
heldExecutivePowerUntil 1990
ideology Sandinismo
left-wing nationalism
socialism
implementsPolicy land reform
literacy campaign
mixed economy
languageOfName Spanish
lostElection 1990 Nicaraguan general election
namedAfter Augusto César Sandino
nativeLabel Sandinista National Liberation Front self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
operatesIn Nicaragua
opposedBy Contras
opposedRegime Anastasio Somoza Debayle government
overthrew Somoza dictatorship
participatesIn Nicaraguan politics
politicalAffiliation United Nicaragua Triumphs alliance
politicalPosition left-wing
regionOfActivity Central America
returnedToPower 2007
significantEvent Nicaraguan Revolution
supportedBy Cuba
Soviet Union
timePeriodOfProminence early 21st century
late 20th century
usesSymbol red and black flag

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Nicaraguan Revolution mainBelligerent Sandinista National Liberation Front
Nicaraguan Revolution ledBy Sandinista National Liberation Front
Government of Nicaragua leaderParty Sandinista National Liberation Front
Government of Nicaragua abbreviation Sandinista National Liberation Front
this entity surface form: FSLN
Government of Nicaragua dominantParty Sandinista National Liberation Front
Iran–Contra affair significantParticipant Sandinista National Liberation Front
this entity surface form: Sandinista government
Third World liberation movements included Sandinista National Liberation Front
Sandinista National Liberation Front abbreviation Sandinista National Liberation Front self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: FSLN
Sandinista National Liberation Front nativeLabel Sandinista National Liberation Front self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
Sandinista National Liberation Front formerGuerrillaWing Sandinista National Liberation Front self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sandinista guerrillas
Sandinista National Liberation Front hasYouthWing Sandinista National Liberation Front self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Juventud Sandinista
Somoza dictatorship overthrownBy Sandinista National Liberation Front
Somoza dictatorship overthrownBy Sandinista National Liberation Front
this entity surface form: FSLN
Somoza dictatorship oppositionMovement Sandinista National Liberation Front
National Guard of Nicaragua opposedBy Sandinista National Liberation Front
National Guard of Nicaragua opposedBy Sandinista National Liberation Front
this entity surface form: FSLN
Daniel Ortega memberOfPoliticalParty Sandinista National Liberation Front
Tomás Borge coFounded Sandinista National Liberation Front
Tomás Borge memberOf Sandinista National Liberation Front
Tomás Borge memberOf Sandinista National Liberation Front
this entity surface form: National Directorate of the Sandinista National Liberation Front
Tomás Borge movement Sandinista National Liberation Front
this entity surface form: Sandinista movement
Tomás Borge servedIn Sandinista National Liberation Front
this entity surface form: Government Junta of National Reconstruction (as leading FSLN figure)
Sergio Ramírez memberOf Sandinista National Liberation Front
Contra War hasParticipant Sandinista National Liberation Front
Contra War opponent Sandinista National Liberation Front
Contra War opposedBy Sandinista National Liberation Front
this entity surface form: Sandinista government of Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Civil War hasParticipant Sandinista National Liberation Front
Nicaraguan Civil War mainBelligerent Sandinista National Liberation Front
this entity surface form: Sandinista government
Nicaraguan Civil War opposingForce Sandinista National Liberation Front
Carlos Fonseca memberOf Sandinista National Liberation Front
Carlos Fonseca founderOf Sandinista National Liberation Front
Central American conflicts of the 1980s involved Sandinista National Liberation Front
Operation Golden Pheasant opponent Sandinista National Liberation Front