Nicaraguan Revolution

Ni·ca·ra·guan rev·o·lu·tion
UK/ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑː.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/Canada, US/ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑ.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈlu.ʃən/Canada/ˌnɪk.əˈɹɒ.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈlu.ʃən/Australia/ˌnɪk.əˈɹɐː.ɡwən ˌɹev.əˈlʉː.ʃən/

proper noun

A period of armed conflict in Nicaragua from 1978 to 1990 between the socialist Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and the ruling Somoza dictatorship. After 1979 it also involved the Contras.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Nicaraguan Revolution
  1. NicaraguaA period of armed conflict in Nicaragua from 1978 to 1990 between the socialist Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and the ruling Somoza dictatorship. After 1979 it also involved the Contras.

Translations

Spanish Revolución nicaragüense, Revolución sandinista
  • Revolución nicaragüense20. century armed conflict in Nicaragua
  • Revolución sandinista20. century armed conflict in Nicaragua
  • Revolución popular sandinista20. century armed conflict in Nicaragua
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