1978
Ever since the declaration of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, the United States saw Central America as within its sphere of influence - and no one else’s. So when, as President Jackson saw it, the outside influence of Communism came knocking on Nicaragua’s door in the form of the Contras, it caught the attention of the White House and the Pentagon. In early January, anti-government newspaper publisher Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal was assassinated, allegedly by the Somoza regime. Anti-government protests, at times violent, started all over the country. The protests in the capital turned to riots, and the Sandinistas stepped up their guerilla war against the Somoza regime. Meanwhile, President Jackson publicly denounced the government to the American press, but gave aid to them behind the scenes.
I thought it was the Sandinistas who were against the Somozas. The Contras fought the Sandinistas and were backed by the US
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