The founder of the resistance to the policies of the Nicaraguan government and the United Fruit Company was assassinated in an ambush. His followers kept on fighting until the expulsion of the Somoza Dynasty from power. His name was

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17 September, 18:13

The founder of the resistance to the policies of the Nicaraguan government and the United Fruit Company was assassinated in an ambush. His followers kept on fighting until the expulsion of the Somoza Dynasty from power. His name was

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Agusto C. Sandino

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Agusto C. Sandino was Nicaraguan revolutionary, he rebelled against US military occupation of Nicaragua. He was labelled as bandit by the US government but is considered national hero in Latin America. He waged a guerilla war against US marine corps. The US withdrew from Nicaragua in 1933 when Juan Bautista became the president of Nicaragua. He was killed by National Guard Forces in 1934 by the forces of Anastasio Samoza. After his death Sandanista's legacy was carried on by Sandanisa National Liberation Front and it overthrew Samoza government in 1979.