{"id":7614402330858,"title":"Sandinistas Speak","handle":"sandinistas-speak","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn July 19, 1979, the Nicaraguan people threw out the hated Somoza dictatorship and ended nearly fifty years of U.S.-imposed tyranny. Under the leadership of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), workers and peasants began to rebuild their country and to chart a new course, one based on meeting the needs and aspirations of the overwhelming majority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this collection, leaders of the FSLN tell the story of Nicaragua’s fight for genuine national independence. They explain how the revolution occurred, what changes it brought about, and how they organized to defend it. From these speeches, interviews, and articles emerges a picture of Nicaragua’s revolution and the working people who made it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Carlos Fonseca, one of the founders of the FSLN, was its central leader until he was murdered by the Somoza dictatorship in 1976. Tomás Borge, Daniel Ortega, Humberto Ortega, and Jaime Wheelock were members of the FSLN’s National Directorate and played major roles in the Government of National Reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2024-03-28T05:29:01-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-06T07:56:30-05:00","vendor":"Pathfinder Press","type":"Paper","tags":["Authors_Carlos Fonseca","Authors_Daniel Ortega","Authors_Tomás Borge","Language_English","Subjects_Latin America and Caribbean","Subjects_Revolutionary politics of the working class"],"price":1500,"price_min":1500,"price_max":1500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1500,"compare_at_price_min":1500,"compare_at_price_max":1500,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42573444350186,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780873486194","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Sandinistas Speak","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1500,"weight":363,"compare_at_price":1500,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780873486194","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/sandinistas-speak-speeches-writings-and-interviews-with-leaders-of-nicaraguas-revolution_by-carlos-fonseca-daniel-ortega-tomas-borge_FC.png?v=1646937113","\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/sandinistas-speak-speeches-writings-and-interviews-with-leaders-of-nicaraguas-revolution_by-carlos-fonseca-daniel-ortega-tomas-borge_BC.png?v=1646937133"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/sandinistas-speak-speeches-writings-and-interviews-with-leaders-of-nicaraguas-revolution_by-carlos-fonseca-daniel-ortega-tomas-borge_FC.png?v=1646937113","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Front cover of Sandinistas Speak","id":29383379419370,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":800,"width":518,"src":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/sandinistas-speak-speeches-writings-and-interviews-with-leaders-of-nicaraguas-revolution_by-carlos-fonseca-daniel-ortega-tomas-borge_FC.png?v=1646937113"},"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/sandinistas-speak-speeches-writings-and-interviews-with-leaders-of-nicaraguas-revolution_by-carlos-fonseca-daniel-ortega-tomas-borge_FC.png?v=1646937113","width":518},{"alt":"Back cover of Sandinistas Speak","id":29383380664554,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":800,"width":518,"src":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/sandinistas-speak-speeches-writings-and-interviews-with-leaders-of-nicaraguas-revolution_by-carlos-fonseca-daniel-ortega-tomas-borge_BC.png?v=1646937133"},"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/sandinistas-speak-speeches-writings-and-interviews-with-leaders-of-nicaraguas-revolution_by-carlos-fonseca-daniel-ortega-tomas-borge_BC.png?v=1646937133","width":518}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eOn July 19, 1979, the Nicaraguan people threw out the hated Somoza dictatorship and ended nearly fifty years of U.S.-imposed tyranny. Under the leadership of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), workers and peasants began to rebuild their country and to chart a new course, one based on meeting the needs and aspirations of the overwhelming majority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this collection, leaders of the FSLN tell the story of Nicaragua’s fight for genuine national independence. They explain how the revolution occurred, what changes it brought about, and how they organized to defend it. From these speeches, interviews, and articles emerges a picture of Nicaragua’s revolution and the working people who made it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Carlos Fonseca, one of the founders of the FSLN, was its central leader until he was murdered by the Somoza dictatorship in 1976. Tomás Borge, Daniel Ortega, Humberto Ortega, and Jaime Wheelock were members of the FSLN’s National Directorate and played major roles in the Government of National Reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

Sandinistas Speak

Format: Paper

218 Pages

Edition: 1st

Year: 1982

Publisher: Pathfinder Press

ISBN: 9780873486194

Click here to see inside this book.

There are no reviews available at this time.

Sandinistas Speak

Speeches, writings, and interviews with leaders of Nicaragua’s revolution

By Carlos Fonseca,  Daniel Ortega,  Tomás Borge, 

Available Languages:

Quantity:

$15.00
Maximum quantity available reached.
On July 19, 1979, the Nicaraguan people threw out the hated Somoza dictatorship and ended nearly fifty years of U.S.-imposed tyranny. Under the leadership of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), workers and peasants began to rebuild their country and to chart a new course, one based on meeting the...

For further reading