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The Sandinista Youth (Spanish: Juventud Sandinista or Juventud Sandinista 19 de Julio) is the youth organization of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party in Nicaragua. The Sandinista Youth arose informally during the Nicaraguan Revolution and it was formally founded by Gonzalo Carrión [1] after the FSLN victory on July 19, 1979.
In 1984, free and fair elections were held, [34] [35] but were boycotted by opposition parties. The FSLN won the majority of the votes, [36] and those who opposed the Sandinistas won approximately a third of the seats. The civil war between the Contras and the government continued until 1989.
Sandinistas, like many Marxists, believe that education is a manifestation of the beliefs of the ruling government, so the regime's ideological tendencies are passed down to the youth. Under the Somozas there was a lack of properly funded schools in the countryside, most peasant children received no lessons and their parents were illiterate as ...
A stop motion doc-feature, the film will narrate how the Sandinista-Contra War of 1982-1989 in Nicaragua forced Félix, a 17-year-old revolutionary, to become …
Authorities were seen using live ammunition on protesters while also arming Sandinista Youth members with weapons. [38] At least 26 people were killed, including journalist Ángel Gahona [ es ] of the news program Meridiano , with Gahona being shot to death outside of the city hall in Bluefields while streaming on Facebook Live .
Secretly within catacombs he educates the youth on the truth about revolution, and the future of an independent Nicaragua which it can achieve. Some of the most important Sandinistas had lived with him in a commune in Managua's poor El Riguero barrio before joining the Sandinista National Liberation Front , including Joaquín Cuadra , Álvaro ...
The protesters were violently set upon by the state sponsored Sandinista Youth. [130] Despite attempts by Ortega's government to hide the incident through censorship of all private-owned news outlets, photos and videos of the violence made their way to social media where they sparked outrage and urged more Nicaraguans to join in on the protests.
Some important terms of the cease-fire (which was set to last until May) included the release of 3,300 anti-Sandinista prisoners of war, the guarantee of free expression by the Sandinista government, and the recognition of the Contras as an official political group.