Guardia Nacional
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The Guardia Nacional was the U.S.-created Nicaraguan military and security force that became a central instrument of the Somoza family dictatorship in the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guardia Nacional canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gendarmerie
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
corruption
ⓘ
human rights abuses ⓘ political killings ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nicaraguan National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | instrument of Somoza family dictatorship ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Somoza family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nicaragua ⓘ |
| createdBy |
United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | triumph of Sandinista Revolution in 1979 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1979 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sandinista Police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sandinista Popular Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Managua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-communism ⓘ |
| inception | 1925 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | U.S. constabulary model ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Nicaraguan–U.S. agreements during U.S. occupation ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anastasio Somoza García NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Somoza Debayle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOpponents |
Nicaraguan guerrilla movements
ⓘ
Sandinista National Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalScope | nationwide ⓘ |
| partOf | Nicaraguan state apparatus under Somoza ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Somoza regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nicaraguan army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
internal security force
ⓘ
national military force ⓘ |
| reestablished | 1927 ⓘ |
| role |
army
ⓘ
national guard NERFINISHED ⓘ police ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Nicaraguan Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicaraguan civil war (1926–1927) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandinista insurrection NERFINISHED ⓘ Somoza family dictatorship NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. occupation of Nicaragua ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| trainedBy | United States military advisors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
counterinsurgency
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ regime security ⓘ |
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