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Independence
Nicaragua becomes fully independent, which leads to some conflict between Britain and the United States. However, they became independent in 1821, but they were incorporated into the Mexican Empire. Source: This source is from the BBC World News website. I am not sure who is the writer but it is available to the public to inform. It does not contain much bias and was last updated January 13 2017. -
William Walker (1856-1857)
He was an American physician, lawyer, and journalist.He became president of Nicaragua in 1856-1857. The British Navy and US Marines had to intervene to expel him. This Article was found on about education.com. It was written by Christopher Minster who is a Latin American History Expert. -
Jose Santos Zelaya becomes President
He was a ruthless dictator that was opposed by foreigners, which lead to a strong nationalist feelings and a professional army. He had a lot of policies that were directed to help build up Nicaragua both physically and economically. In 1910, "US troops imposed a puppet government and Zelaya is forced out of office and Adolfo Diaz becomes president.." This source was found web.stanford.edu. It was written by scholars but there are not any specific names given. -
US establishes military bases
Diaz requested US military assistance to help control the country. There was political conflict between liberal and conservative factions that the US began to worry about their investments. The United States assistance and company made many Nicaraguans upset. -
National Guard formed
The national guard was formed in 1925, the same year the US Marine guard's withdrawal. Which the national guard was trained by the U.S. Marines and commanded by Gen Anastasio Somoza Garcia. Later, the national guard was known for abusive acts towards the people under Somoza. Source: Britanica
This source was written by multiple people. Two people are Manuel S. Orozco and Bernard Nietschmann. WHich they both have a background in history. This source was published on December 14, 2016. -
Sandino Assassinated
In 1934, Somoza meets with high ranking officers, and they agreed to assassinate Sandino. The national guard then carries out this task and Sandino is killed. Source: Britanica -
Garcia becomes President
Somoza then becomes president after Sandino, which it was a rigged election being that he had power from the national guard. He also revised the constitution to give himself more power over the country. This all leads to a 44 year long dictatorship by his family. Source: Britanica -
Greedy Somoza
Somoza had the constitution changed so most of the governing powers would be reserved for the president. This same year he gave his family high positions in the government and military. This is important because this is a key reason for why the Somoza's were able to rule for forty years. Source: thefamouspeople.com , written by "Famous People", unsure of when -
Somoza Garcia's Assassination
Somoza Garcia was assassinated due to his many policies that were very controversial. He was assassinated by Rigoberto Lopez Perez in Leon. His son took power after him. This is an important event because there was a change in power, which means there could be a change in policies and laws. Source: Web.Stanford -
Sandinista National Liberation Front
This group was founded by Carlos Fonseca Amador, Silvio Mayorga, and Tomas Borge Martinez. This group was a strong believer of socialism. When this group was founded is important because they were the ones to overthrow Somoza Debayle and end the Somoza Family ruling. Source: Britannica , it was published in November 8, 2016 ; written by the Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica -
Luis Somoza Debayle as Chief of the Army
Luis resigns from the government but stays as leader of the army. A coalition is formed between Conservative and Liberal executives.This shows that Luis is not like his father who wanted most of the power of the government. It is said that Luis was a more gentle ruler than his father. Source: web.stanford -
Somoza as President
Somoza becomes president in 1974. In 1978, Nicaragua begins to hold an environment for a revolution. An anti-Somoza new editor, Joaquin Chamorro, is assassinated. Many blame Somoza for this and violence is stirred. We see the beginning of multiple violent events that lead to the end of the Somoza Family ruling. Source: oceanpark.com, it was published on November 24, 2004. The authors are unknown. But the timeline uses information from http://www.stanford.edu,http://www.cooperativeresearch.org -
Anastasio Somoza flees
Somoza began to lose control of the country. The Sandinistas and the Democratic Union of Liberation began to threaten Somoza. For example, the Sandinistas kidnapped Somoza elites. Their actions lead to a lot of violence and destruction; which lead to Somoza resigning and fleeing the country. Source: Britanica
