Nicaragua 1961-1990
eBook - ePub

Nicaragua 1961-1990

Volume 2 - Contra War

  1. 80 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Nicaragua 1961-1990

Volume 2 - Contra War

About this book

In 1979, the Sandinista government established itself in power in Managua, the capitol of Nicaragua. It found the country ruined by the long war against the Somosa dictatorship and natural disasters alike, and nearly half of the population either homeless or living in exile. Attempting to restructure and recover the underdeveloped economy, Sandinisas introduced a wide range of reforms and a cultural revolution. Considering the Sandinistas to be 'Cuban-supported Marxists' and therefore a major threat to the US domination of Latin America, in 1980-1981 the USA began supporting the creation of the Contrarevolutionary forces (better known as 'Contras'), and thus helped provoke a new war that was to rage through Nicaragua until 1988.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Abbreviations
  5. Addenda/Errata to Latin America@War 9: Nicaragua 1961-1990, the Downfall of the Somoza Dictatorship
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 The Nicaraguan Sandinistas
  8. 2 The Sandinista Forces
  9. 3 The Birth of the Contras (1980-1982)
  10. 4 The Undeclared War of the Reagan Administration (1981-1982)
  11. 5 Grenada 1983 – Nicaragua 1984
  12. 6 The Sandinista Counter-Offensive (1985-1986)
  13. 7 Between War and Peace (1986-1988)
  14. 8 The Long Road to Peace (1988-1990)
  15. Selected Bibliography
  16. Notes
  17. Acknowledgements
  18. Author
  19. Plates