Sandinista Popular Army
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The Sandinista Popular Army was the revolutionary armed forces of Nicaragua established by the Sandinista National Liberation Front after the 1979 overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ejército Popular Sandinista | 1 |
| Sandinista Popular Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military organization ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1994 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1979 ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Warsaw Pact states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderTitle | Commander in Chief ⓘ |
| conflict |
Contra War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicaraguan Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Sandinista government of Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nicaragua ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1979 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1994 ⓘ |
| foundedAfter |
Nicaraguan Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship ⓘ |
| founder | Sandinista National Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Managua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
Sandinismo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryDoctrine |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
people's war ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ejército Popular Sandinista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Daniel Ortega
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humberto Ortega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | demobilization and professionalization into Nicaraguan Army in the 1990s ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Contras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States-backed Contra rebels ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Sandinista National Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sandinista National Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Soviet ⓘ |
| precededBy | National Guard of Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | Nicaraguan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | National Guard of Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
national defense
ⓘ
revolutionary armed forces ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
air force
ⓘ
army ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
| shortName | EPS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Ministry of Defense of Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Nicaraguan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | revolutionary army ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ejército Popular Sandinista