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Sandinista (Nicaragua)   [10 images]

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  • The black-and-red flag of the FSLN, having symbols of death, a rifle and a machete, has been used by Sandinistas during the guerrilla war in the 1970s, Leon, Nicaragua, 12 November 2004. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (in Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, or FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. The FSLN is one of Nicaragua's two leading parties. Sandinistas took their name from Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934), the historical leader of Nicaragua's nationalist rebellion against the US occupation of the country in the 1930s.

  • A young Nicaraguan girl holding the Sandinista flag during the pre-election meeting in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, 16 October 2004. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (in Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, or FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. The FSLN is one of Nicaragua's two leading parties. Sandinistas took their name from Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934), the historical leader of Nicaragua's nationalist rebellion against the US occupation of the country in the 1930s. In 1979 the FSLN overthrew the Somoza dynasty and ruled Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990. They left power in 1990 after free elections. In 2006, the former President Daniel Ortega, the leader of the party, was re-elected President of Nicaragua.

  • A mural showing portraits of Augusto César Sandino (the leader of the Nicaraguan resistance in the early 20th century) and Ernesto Che Guevara (the guerrilla leader in the Cuban Revolution), in Estelí, Nicaragua, 18 November 2004. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (in Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, or FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. The FSLN is one of Nicaragua's two leading parties. Sandinistas took their name from Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934), the historical leader of Nicaragua's nationalist rebellion against the US occupation of the country in the 1930s.

  • A Nicaraguan woman holding the black-and-red Sandinistas flag during the pre-election meeting in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, 16 October 2004. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (in Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, or FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. The FSLN is one of Nicaragua's two leading parties. Sandinistas took their name from Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934), the historical leader of Nicaragua's nationalist rebellion against the US occupation of the country in the 1930s. In 1979 the FSLN overthrew the Somoza dynasty and ruled Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990. They left power in 1990 after free elections. In 2006, the former President Daniel Ortega, the leader of the party, was re-elected President of Nicaragua.

  • A mural showing the portrait of Daniel Ortega, the President of Nicaragua and the leader of Sandinistas, in Managua, Nicaragua, 3 November 2004. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (in Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, or FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. The FSLN is one of Nicaragua's two leading parties. Sandinistas took their name from Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934), the historical leader of Nicaragua's nationalist rebellion against the US occupation of the country in the 1930s. In 1979 the FSLN overthrew the Somoza dynasty and ruled Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990. They left power in 1990 after free elections. In 2006, the former President Daniel Ortega, the leader of the party, was re-elected President of Nicaragua.

  • A group of young Nicaraguan girls holding the black-and-red Sandinista flags during the pre-election meeting in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, 16 October 2004. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (in Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, or FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. The FSLN is one of Nicaragua's two leading parties. Sandinistas took their name from Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934), the historical leader of Nicaragua's nationalist rebellion against the US occupation of the country in the 1930s. In 1979 the FSLN overthrew the Somoza dynasty and ruled Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990. They left power in 1990 after free elections. In 2006, the former President Daniel Ortega, the leader of the party, was re-elected President of Nicaragua.

  • A revolutionary writing on the wall of the Sandinista museum in Leon, Nicaragua, 12 November 2004. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (in Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, or FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. The FSLN is one of Nicaragua's two leading parties. Sandinistas took their name from Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934), the historical leader of Nicaragua's nationalist rebellion against the US occupation of the country in the 1930s.

  • Daniel Ortega, the leader of Sandinistas (the FSLN), watching people during the pre-election meeting in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, 16 October 2004. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (in Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, or FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. The FSLN is one of Nicaragua's two leading parties. Sandinistas took their name from Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934), the historical leader of Nicaragua's nationalist rebellion against the US occupation of the country in the 1930s. In 1979 the FSLN overthrew the Somoza dynasty and ruled Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990. They left power in 1990 after free elections. In 2006, the former President Daniel Ortega, the leader of the party, was re-elected President of Nicaragua.

  • A revolutionary writing together with historical photos on the wall of the Sandinista museum in Leon, Nicaragua, 12 November 2004. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (in Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, or FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. The FSLN is one of Nicaragua's two leading parties. Sandinistas took their name from Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934), the historical leader of Nicaragua's nationalist rebellion against the US occupation of the country in the 1930s.

  • The victory symbol, painted in the black-and-red colours of Sandinistas, on the wall in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, 16 October 2004. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (in Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, or FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. The FSLN is one of Nicaragua's two leading parties. Sandinistas took their name from Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934), the historical leader of Nicaragua's nationalist rebellion against the US occupation of the country in the 1930s.

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