Pinero Historians Remember Anniversary of Sandinista Revolution • Workers

A few hours after the forty-fifth anniversary of the victory of the Sandinista Revolution, on July 19, 1979, Piñeiro’s historians celebrated the event.

The professors gathered at the headquarters of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the People in the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud, highlighting the achievements of the Nicaraguan government in all areas of daily life with an emphasis on social, educational and health work, and the reasons why that city celebrated the date with joy.

They pointed out that since 2019, great prospects have opened up for the Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutions, which will continue to strengthen the historical bonds of brotherhood.

They insisted that despite the intensification of the imperialist and interventionist policy of the North American government against both countries, the Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutions were committed to defending the sovereignty, independence, social program, and integration that distinguished them.

On July 19, the people of Nicaragua celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, which put an end to one of the cruelest dictatorships in Latin America, the Somoza family (1937-1979).

The Sandinista National Liberation Front led the fight from 1979 to 1990 to end the tyranny of Anastasio Somoza, nicknamed “Tachito”, the last scion of the bloodthirsty family that had been in power for 42 years. After Somoza was ousted, Daniel Ortega headed the Socialist Revolutionary Government with eight other soldiers.

The Sandinista National Liberation Front was named in honor of Augusto César Sandino and his three-decade struggle against an armed guerrilla army supported by the US administration.

The Sandinista Revolution triumphed, becoming the second example of the success of a united anti-imperialist force in Latin America, after the Cuban Revolution. In the United States, the victory of the Nicaraguan Revolution was seen as a terrible geopolitical defeat.