Nicaragua 1979

By JeffTh

  • Sandinista begins overthrow

    Sandinista begins overthrow
    IN May of 1979, the Sandinista rebellion began to overthrew the current government of Nicaragua the Somoza.

  • CIA get's involved

    The CIA and U.S took actoin in helping the Somoza. But shortly after the U.S realized we needed to send the Life Guard in Red Cross marked helicopters to help out.

  • Sandinista takes power

    The Sandinista or (FSLN) take power in March of 1981

  • Contras

    In May of 1981 the new Contras army of formed to fight the Sandinista government.

  • Breaking the Law?

    Breaking the Law?
    In April of 1984, the government of Nicaragua and the leader Daniel Ortega filed law suits saying that U.S broke the international law. The court agreed, but the U.S never complied or payed back Nicaragua, which led many countries to question the trust of the U.S.