Synopses & Reviews
An important new selection of the key writings of the teacher and founder of Nicaragua’s Sandinista movement, Carlos Fonseca, who is still regarded as the primary ideological progenitor of the Nicaraguan revolution. Fonseca was killed in combat in 1976, three years before the Sandinista victory. Includes a foreword by recently reelected Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega.
Synopsis
A selection of the key writings of the founder of Nicaragua's Sandinista movement.
About the Author
Born in Matagalpa, in the north of Nicaragua, Carlos Fonseca Amador was a teacher and founder of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). Fonseca was killed in the guerrilla struggle, three years before the Sandinistas took power in July 1979. He is still regarded as the primary ideological progentitor of the Nicaraguan revolution. Daniel Ortega is currently President of Nicaragua.