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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

Latin America: In the Shadow of the US | Ep 2 Wars

The 1980s bring revolutionary wars, CIA-backed conflict and the violent birth of a new democratic era. Episode 2: Wars begins with Nicaragua's Sandinista revolution, which promised egalitarian transformation through literacy crusades. But civil war erupted as United States President Ronald Reagan's administration covertly backed the Contra rebels, plunging the nation into turmoil and suffering. Panama transitioned from Omar Torrijos's diplomatic triumphs over the Panama Canal to Manuel Noriega's sinister collaboration with both the CIA and drug cartels.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
7 months ago

Ortega orders increased revolutionary surveillance' to capture and prosecute traitors' in Nicaragua

Ortega's speech at the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution praised China and Russia while criticizing the United Nations and Europe.
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