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Somoza government

I find this sentence odd

An earthquake in 1972 destroyed nearly 90% of Managua, including much of its infrastructure. Instead of helping to rebuild the city, Somoza siphoned off relief money.

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I find it odd and non-referenced. In his autobiography NICARAGUA BETRAYED, A. Somoza and J. Cox, 1980 Western Islands Publishers, 1980, the authors talk extensively about the earthquake and the rebuilding effort.

They also state quite clearly that prior to July 1979, Nicaragua was a reliable US ally. However, with apparent bitterness, the authors claim that the Carter administration desperately wanted the Somoza government out of power. They explain this as due to domestic politics within Nicaragua, specifically the Catholic Church, and various Church leaders who worked to build up an anti-government bias and animus in the US. It would be understandable that the US would want him out if this were the primary message received in the States.

Given the history of what happened -- Somoza falls in 1979, the Sandinistas take power, the US policy then turns against them and decades of war and opposition occur -- he may be right. In any case, a more balanced presentation would include parts of his book and his defense.

Incidentally -- the page on Daniel Ortega makes it clear he is a US enemy. Somoza includes the following snippet in the book that might also benefit the page -- Ortega was one of the 20 prisoners that the terrorist group demanded be freed during the 1974 attack on the diplomat party. How ironic.

2600:387:F:5810:0:0:0:5 (talk) 21:49, 29 April 2025 (UTC)chesspride[reply]