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Nicaraguans Mourn Death Of Last Sandinista Founder
seattletimes.nwsource.com 1 month agoThousands of Sandinista militants on Tuesday bid goodbye to Tomas Borge Martinez, the last surviving founder of the guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979 and replaced it with a leftist government also criticized for repression.
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With Burial, Nicaragua Party Tries To Create Hero
boston.com 2 weeks, 4 days agoTeary-eyed Sandinista leaders bade farewell to the "older brother" of their revolution at a dramatic midnight funeral and President Daniel Ortega declared three days of national mourning. First lady Rosario Murillo said in a cracking voice that movement founder Tomas Borge was "one of the dead who never die."










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