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When he went to the presidential palace of La Loma in Managua on the night of February 21, 1934 for a dinner, Augusto C. Sandino did not imagine that it would be the last of his life. This Wednesday marks 90 years since his death in a treacherous ambush, an event that contributed to expanding the myth of the Nicaraguan guerrilla leader and marked a turning point in the history of the Central American country. The figure of Sandino continues to generate debate among Nicaraguans: for some he is a symbol of resistance and national sovereignty; For others, a ruthless fighter with more thirst for power than ideas. The truth is that their struggle marked a turning point in the history of Nicaragua, the repercussions of which are still felt today.
Advertisements Sandino in Mexico Getty Images Sandino (center) in the 1920s in Mexico, where he found inspiration for his later guerrilla fight in Nicaragua. the murder On February 21, 1934, Sandino attended a dinner at the Presidential Palace of La Loma, invited by President Juan Bautista Sacasa. Sacasa had come to power the previous year, in which US troops withdrew from Nicaragua and what seemed to be a stage of reconciliation between the country's diverse and antagonistic political forces began. One of them Costa Rica Mobile Number List was the guerrilla commanded by Sandino, who had been key in the fight against the US intervention until the final withdrawal of his marines. Sandino's side, which had strong support among the peasant communities, had signed peace with the Sacasa government and had consolidated itself as a kind of autonomous power with political and military influence in the country. Upon leaving the dinner, Sandino and his four companions were detained by members of the National Guard, led at that time by Anastasio Somoza García - who three years later took power and began a regime of more than four decades controlled by his family-.
Sandino did not expect it: “ I think he was guilty of a certain naivety , because they made him believe that the path of negotiation was a possibility after the departure of the North American Navy from Nicaragua,” historian Óscar René Vargas explains to BBC Mundo. , author of the biographical book about the guerrilla “Sandino: He flourished on the edge of the Sword.” Two of his companions (his father and the writer Sofonías Salvatierra, Minister of Agriculture of Sacasa) were imprisoned and Sandino was taken along with his two lieutenants to an open field on the outskirts of Managua, where they were shot. Sandino's fight To understand what happened that night we have to go back to the mid-20s of the last century, when two irreconcilable enemies were fighting for power: the conservatives and the liberals, to which Sandino belonged for a time. The United States, which had economic interests in the country, continually interfered in Nicaraguan politics - generally in favor of the conservatives - and deployed marines there. To put an end to a war between conservatives and liberals, in 1927 the Black Hawthorn Pact was signed , which implied the permanence of the conservative government until elections mediated and supervised by the US were held.
Advertisements Sandino in Mexico Getty Images Sandino (center) in the 1920s in Mexico, where he found inspiration for his later guerrilla fight in Nicaragua. the murder On February 21, 1934, Sandino attended a dinner at the Presidential Palace of La Loma, invited by President Juan Bautista Sacasa. Sacasa had come to power the previous year, in which US troops withdrew from Nicaragua and what seemed to be a stage of reconciliation between the country's diverse and antagonistic political forces began. One of them Costa Rica Mobile Number List was the guerrilla commanded by Sandino, who had been key in the fight against the US intervention until the final withdrawal of his marines. Sandino's side, which had strong support among the peasant communities, had signed peace with the Sacasa government and had consolidated itself as a kind of autonomous power with political and military influence in the country. Upon leaving the dinner, Sandino and his four companions were detained by members of the National Guard, led at that time by Anastasio Somoza García - who three years later took power and began a regime of more than four decades controlled by his family-.
Sandino did not expect it: “ I think he was guilty of a certain naivety , because they made him believe that the path of negotiation was a possibility after the departure of the North American Navy from Nicaragua,” historian Óscar René Vargas explains to BBC Mundo. , author of the biographical book about the guerrilla “Sandino: He flourished on the edge of the Sword.” Two of his companions (his father and the writer Sofonías Salvatierra, Minister of Agriculture of Sacasa) were imprisoned and Sandino was taken along with his two lieutenants to an open field on the outskirts of Managua, where they were shot. Sandino's fight To understand what happened that night we have to go back to the mid-20s of the last century, when two irreconcilable enemies were fighting for power: the conservatives and the liberals, to which Sandino belonged for a time. The United States, which had economic interests in the country, continually interfered in Nicaraguan politics - generally in favor of the conservatives - and deployed marines there. To put an end to a war between conservatives and liberals, in 1927 the Black Hawthorn Pact was signed , which implied the permanence of the conservative government until elections mediated and supervised by the US were held.