Editing Republic of Nicaragua

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The '''Republic of Nicaragua''', commonly known as '''Nicaragua''', is a country in Central America. It is a member of the [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] alliance [[Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America|ALBA]].

The [[Sandinista National Liberation Front]] (FSLN) is a socialist party in Nicaragua.

In 2021, Nicaragua stopped recognizing the [[United States of America|US]] puppet state in [[Taiwan Province]] as the legitimate government of China and established diplomatic ties with the [[People's Republic of China|PRC]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Yew Lun Tian, Ben Blanchard|date=2021-12-10|title=China and Nicaragua re-establish ties in blow to U.S. and Taiwan|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-nicaragua-hold-talks-city-tianjin-following-taiwan-break-2021-12-10/|newspaper=Reuters|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2021-12-31}}</ref>

== History ==

=== U.S. invasions ===
During the 1850s, U.S. President [[Franklin Pierce]] backed [[William Walker]]'s mercenary invasion of Nicaragua. Walker attempted to reestablish [[slavery]] but was overthrown and executed.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Margaret Kimberley|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=Black People Used to Attack Revolutionary Governments|date=2023-04-12|url=https://blackagendareport.com/black-people-used-attack-revolutionary-governments-0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415234912/https://blackagendareport.com/black-people-used-attack-revolutionary-governments-0|archive-date=2023-04-15|retrieved=2023-04-16}}</ref>

[[Jose Santos Zelaya]] ruled from 1893 to 1909 and modernized the country under a [[Liberalism|liberal]] government. In October 1909, [[Conservatism|conservatives]] led by [[Juan Estrada]] overthrew the government. After government forces executed two U.S. mercenaries working for the rebels, the U.S. sent a force of 400 marines to the city of Bluefields. With U.S. support, Estrada took power in 1911.<ref name=":0">{{News citation|newspaper=[[TeleSur]]|title=US Imperialism in Nicaragua and the Making of Sandino|date=2020-02-21|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/analysis/sandino-us-imperialism-making-20200219-0029.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305215145/https://www.telesurenglish.net/analysis/sandino-us-imperialism-making-20200219-0029.html|retrieved=2022-06-25}}</ref>

In August 1912, another 2,700 U.S. marines arrived in Nicaragua.<ref name=":0" /> The United States occupied Nicaragua for twenty years and Nicaragua's conservative government lasted until 1925. [[Augusto Sandino]] led a resistance against the occupation and defeated the U.S. with guerrilla warfare, but the autocratic US-backed Somoza dynasty murdered Sandino in 1934 and took power in 1936.<ref>{{Citation|author=Michael Newton|year=2014|title=Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia|chapter=|section=|page=539|quote=|pdf=|city=Santa Barbara|publisher=|isbn=9781610692854|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref>

=== Sandinista Revolution ===
The last Somoza leader, Anastasios II, was defeated in 1979 and Daniel Ortega took power,<ref>{{Citation|author=Alexander Motyl|year=2000|title=Encyclopedia of Nationalism: Leaders, Movements, and Concepts|chapter=Ortega, Daniel|section=|page=|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=Oxford: Elsevier Science & Technology|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> winning over two-thirds of the vote in 1984.<ref>{{Citation|author=Dieter Nohlen|year=2005|title=Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1. North America, Central America, and the Caribbean|chapter=|section=|page=|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> The [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] trained far-right terrorists known as the [[Contras]] to destabilize the Sandinista government. The United States denied supporting them, but it was proven in 1986 when the Sandinistas shot down a Contra plane and found out that the pilots were both CIA agents. The CIA also funded the Contras by selling weapons to Iran and growing cocaine and selling it to Black communities in the United States.

=== 2006–present Sandinista government ===
In 2006, the Sandinista government was elected into power. 

In 2018, the United States backed far-right extremists to attempt to overthrow the Sandinista government to try to reverse its socialist policies which redistributed oil wealth to the poor, among other policies.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Kathryn Albrecht|date=|title=Nicaragua's Joys and Sorrow: The Coup That Failed|url=https://popularresistance.org/nicaraguas-joys-and-sorrow-the-coup-that-failed/|newspaper=[[Popular Resistance]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=Kevin Zeese|date=2018-07-22|title=Violent Coup Fails in Nicaragua, U.S. Continues Regime Change Efforts|url=https://www.truthdig.com/articles/violent-coup-fails-in-nicaragua-u-s-continues-regime-change-efforts/|newspaper=[[TruthDig]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>

In 2021, Nicaragua celebrated the 42nd annniversary of their Sandinista Revolution, celebrating victories such as the implementation of free universal healthcare, free education, new high-quality infrastructure, the empowerment of women and youth, as well as the strengthening of Nicaragua on a global stage.<ref>[https://thegrayzone.com/2021/07/24/nicaragua-sandinista-revolution-42-anniversary/ Nicaragua’s Sandinistas battle ‘diabolical’ US empire and poverty on 42nd anniversary of revolution]</ref> In a speech, Vice President Murillo called poverty a "diabolical imperialist threat," referencing how the West is engaging in economic warfare (sanctions) in an effort to foment regime change.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=The Dissident|date=|title=The RENACER Act: The Next Chapter in regime change|url=https://the307.substack.com/p/the-renacer-act-the-next-chapter|newspaper=Substack|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104190610/https://the307.substack.com/p/the-renacer-act-the-next-chapter|archive-date=Nov 4 2021|retrieved=}}</ref>

The [[2021 Nicaraguan general election]] was held on November 7th, where the socialist [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|FSLN]] party was victorious. Imperialist powers sought to destabilize the electoral process but the socialists reigned victorious. The election can be viewed as a rejection on U.S. colonialism and interference.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Lauren Smith]]|date=2021-12-06|title=Nicaragua’s Evidence-Based Democracy Threatens U.S. Oppression Domestically and Abroad|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/12/06/nicaraguas-evidence-based-democracy-threatens-u-s-oppression-domestically-and-abroad/|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>

The Nicaraguan National Assembly has cancelled the legal status of various NGOs which are used by the imperialist CIA as soft power influence operations. This action has been described as "defending the [Nicaraguan] Revolution."<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[William Grigsby Vado]]|date=2022-02-10|title=NicaNotes: We Won’t Rest in Defending the Revolution|url=https://afgj.org/nicanotes-02-10-2022?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nicanotes-02-10-2022|newspaper=[[Alliance for Global Justice]]}}</ref>

The socialist policies of the Sandinista government have benefitted women, especially rural and low-income women in particular.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Stansfield Smith|title=NicaNotes: The Gains of Nicaraguan Women during the Second Sandinista Government|url=https://afgj.org/nicanotes-03-03-2022|newspaper=[[Alliance for Global Justice]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Central American countries]]
[[Category:Latin American countries]]
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[[Category:ALBA member states]]