Frontline - Season 3 Episode 13 : Crisis in Central America 3: Revolution in Nicaragua
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Frontline - Season 3 Episode 13 : Crisis in Central America 3: Revolution in Nicaragua

In 1979, the Sandinistas led a revolution that overthrew the Somoza dynasty which had ruled Nicaragua for almost 50 years. It was a revolution the US first tried to prevent, then tried to court, and later tried to undermine. Part 3 traces the evolution of US involvement in Nicaragua and the struggle for control of the revolution.

  • Released: 1983-01-17
  • Runtime: 00:55:14 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary, News
  • Network: PBS
  • Stars: Will Lyman

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