The Sandinista War began in 1979.
Sandinista Renovation Movement was created in 1995.
Sandinista National Liberation Front was created in 1961.
Sistema Sandinista de Televisión was created in 1979.
Sistema Sandinista de Televisión ended in 1990.
Certainly not as communist as Cuba or the countries of the Warsaw Pact. Religion was allowed, as was a certain amount of private enterprise. There existed anti-Sandinista newspapers such as the conservative "La Prensa". And most important of all, free elections were held.
Anti-Sandinista forces are commonly referred to as "Contras." This term specifically applies to the Nicaraguan rebel groups that opposed the Sandinista government during the 1980s. The Contras were supported by the United States in their efforts to overthrow the Sandinista regime, which had come to power after the overthrow of dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979.
Sandinista!
American Sandinista - 2008 was released on: USA: 19 February 2008 (Portland International Film Festival)
The Sandinista National Liberation Front was a group in the country of Nicaragua.
"Sandinista" refers to a follower or member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, a socialist political party in Nicaragua. The name comes from Augusto César Sandino, a revolutionary leader who fought against foreign intervention in Nicaragua in the 1920s and 1930s.
The cast of Only the News That Fits - 1989 includes: Bayardo Arce as Himself (Sandinista leader) Vinicio Cerezo as Himself (President, Guatemala) Bill Gentile as Himself (Newsweek) Humberto Ortega as Himself (Sandinista leader) Daniel Ortega as Himself (speech on Contra negotiation) Ronald Reagan as Himself (admonishes the press) Henry Ruiz as Himself (Sandinista leader) Randolph Ryan as Himself (Boston Globe) Victor Tirado as Himself (Sandinista leader) Jaime Wheelock as Himself (Sandinista leader)