Augusto César Sandino
Nicaraguan anti-US-occupation leader (1895–1934)
Augusto César Sandino
Augusto César Sandino (Latin American Spanish: [awˈɣusto 'sesar sanˈdino]; 18 May 1895 – 21 February 1934; Augusto Nicolás Calderón Sandino) was a Nicaraguan revolutionary, founder of the militant group EDSN, and leader of a rebellion between 1927 and 1933 against the United States occupation of Nicaragua. Despite being referred to as a bandit by the United States government, he has been considered a hero and a symbol of resistance to American imperialism throughout several regions of Latin America. Sandino drew units of the United States Marine Corps into an undeclared guerrilla war. The United States troops withdrew from the country in 1933 after overseeing the election and inauguration of President Juan Bautista Sacasa, who had returned from exile. Sandino was executed in 1934 by National Guard forces of General Anastasio Somoza García, who went on to seize power in a coup d'état two years later. After being elected president by an overwhelming margin in 1936, Somoza García resumed control...
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