March 15, 1982: Nicaragua Suspends Citizens' Rights

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🗓️ 15 March 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Sandinista government leader Daniel Ortega suspended citizens’ rights for 30 days in an effort to combat the Contra, a right-wing militia backed by the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.5	Today is Monday, March 15th, 2021.
0:39.3	On this day in 1982, Nicaragua's ruling political junta
0:44.3	announced a month-long suspension of its citizens' individual rights.
1:13.0	Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast. Due to the graphic nature of today's crimes, listener discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions of political violence that some people may find offensive. We advise extreme caution for children under 13.
1:22.4	Today we're covering Nicaragua's junta leader, Daniel Ortega's 30-day state of siege, to crack down on the Contra uprising.
1:30.3	Let's go back to Managua, Nicaragua on the morning of Monday, March 15, 1982.
1:43.3	Daniel Ortega knew something had to be done, and whatever it was, it needed to be big. The Nicaraguan leader led the socialist Sandinistas to victory when they successfully overthrew
1:49.4	the Samosa dictatorship in 1979.
1:53.3	But three years later, the fight was far from over.
1:58.7	A paramilitary group of counter-revolutionaries, known as the Contras, sprung up from the ashes of the Samosa family's exiled National Guards.
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