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President Oscar arias proposes peace talks among Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua. No more girls funds from foreign countries United states mad about this peace talk among themselves. Try’s to propose a solution to Costa Rica. It flops and the nations continue to have proposals

Benjamin Linder an American who moved to Nicaragua to help built resources and education for Nicaraguans, shot by contra forces. A hero tour Nicaragua. Eugene hasenfus, American pilot who was dropping arms for contra captured by Sandinistas released later families thanked the gov hated Regan. Oliver North ambassador for the USA, contra ally. Said they don’t kill civilians.But they did kill and made heinous crimes.

Regan wanted Honduras to freely say Nicaragua was invading them so that they can come in and save them. It worked. Congress passed bill to help fund contras. Told world bank to veto any loan proposals from Nicaragua. Tho they qualified and saw it to be a good thing to give Nicaragua loans. They refused. The embargo’s and lack of funds had Nicaraguans in a chokehold.

Opposing candidates were bought off from Sandinistas. Regan was advising many to withdraw their candidacy. He won’t his second term, CIA and his administration leaked fake information about Nicaragua getting fighter jets from Russia on election night. Whole country knew it was false and even reporters. Regan was flying spy planes all day. Nicaragua on edge.

The Sandinistas paranoia of US interventions are hindering elections to becoming impossible. Germany, Norwegian, Colombia, Venezuela all gathered in Rio to discuss election integrity all though progress was declared. The general of FSLN refused the drafted deal he agreed as back in Nicaragua Ortega declared US military in land for the following weeks. What type of game of thrones shit is this

Learned about baseball and how it helped during these hardship times. Rafaela Herrera 1762 helped fight against British armies in el Castillo. She was 19 years old

As the conflict with the anti Sandinista church and pro Sandinista church continued, many small towns were being ravaged by the contra v Sansa Isra war and many young men were being recruited to fight and die. A visit from the pope had Sandinistas mad since he wouldn’t get political. He was treated bad. And many world leaders saw this distasteful behavior. Too many conflicts from all sides. Elections was declared

Archbishops were working with Sandinistas developed liberation theology. Many turned to fully indoctrination of Marxism and Sandinista in the church. Bishop Obando refused to accept the regime later and was met with constant heat. His battles w Borges should resiliency and the pope himself admired him.

Finally arrived to the pictures that was taken. I was captured by the pic of when he found the contras in Honduras and the contra army being taught by a giant American. In my head I thought they’d be grown men. Turned out to be teenagers of both sexes fighting against Sandinistas.

Ortegas background went from wealthy- poor and then developing anti American sentiments. He easily won the public favor over Borges. We have accounts of people having blessed apparitions and the Sandinistas silencing them for they were spreading anti Sandinistas. History accounts of the first Nicaraguan catholic martyr valdiveso who spoke out to Madrid court about the crimes against nica Indians under contreras 1544

Learned about the rousted methods Sandinistas were doing; comandante Borge’s tactics were different. He placed a prison called el chipote which rounded up anyone who spoke ill of the og Sandinistas. We’re going in on Daniel Ortegas background

Everything is a disaster. Buildings, cars, sewage, and it gets worse when it rains. People are shifting the blame on the regime especially since they’re living luxurious. Eden pastora who was a Sandinista turned critic. He fled to Panama then Cuba then Guatemala to be part of a different revolution. Only to come back to Nica and start his own against Sandinistas.

Bissneros emerge as a result of the lack of supplies and food in Nicaragua from the enforced government pricing. Officers and poor people claim the products first. Drivers are sought out and prominent figures as they work like assistants and errands for officials.

. Felipe and Maria barreda coffee farmers who helped Sandinistas and volunteered in civil services building schools homes and farming, tortured and killed by general krill. April 2 1982: argentina battle with UK thinks USA will intervene they don’t. They cut funds to contra army. March 31 1984: Honduras stops hosting contras. Leaves contras solely to the USA

April 1981: Exgaurdsman asking CIA to fund the contra vs Sandinista war but CIA doesn’t wanna fund them directly so who do they go to to train these bitches? Argentina! Who’s authoritative gov and little pigs been arresting and torturing civilians couldn’t stop wagging their tail for a USA approval

Kinzers upper class nicaraguan friend Martin (Miami resident) saying that his father always warned him about communism rising and that the maids children’s will be running Nicaragua soon, is the mind that Sandinistas were trying to eradicate. I see how their message resonated with a lot of civilians in Nicaraguan. Elites hoarded goods farmers didn’t want to work. Relied on hs and college students to farm.