Sandinista National Liberation Front

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The Sandinista National Liberation Front (Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) is a leftist political party that ruled Nicaragua for roughly a dozen years from 1979 to 1990. It is generally referred to by the acronym FSLN and its members are called, in both English and Spanish, Sandinistas.

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Spanish - Leftist - Political party - Nicaragua - 1979 - 1990

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For many decades it was the main opposition group against the brutal U.S.-backed dictatorship of the Somoza family. After emerging victorious from a brief civil war it formed the government of Nicaragua from 1979 until 1990, during which time it faced heavy opposition from the United States due to its predominantly Marxist ideology and resulting closeness with socialist bloc countries such as the Soviet Union, Cuba, Libya, and Algeria. It lost the February 25, 1990 elections and peacefully surrendered power. The FSLN remains the country's leading political opposition to the current governing Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC).

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Somoza - Marxist - Socialist bloc - Soviet Union - Cuba - Libya - Algeria - February 25 - 1990 - Liberal Constitutional Party

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