print email comment close On This Day: July 17, 1979: Sandinista Rebels Take Nicaraguan Capital URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/17/newsid_3870000/3870281.stm Description: Recounts events surrounding this day, during which "the left-wing Sandinista National Liberation Front [had] overthrown the regime in the central American republic of Nicaragua and taken the capital, Managua." Includes background on the Sandinistas, President Somoza, the Contras (and U.S. government aid), Daniel Ortega, and related topics. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Note: Video is not available. Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional More new Nicaragua Nicaragua -- History -- Revolution, 1979 Nicaragua -- Politics and government -- 1979-1990 LII Database Information: Record 18633 created by Jennifer English on 09/19/2005 Last modification on 09/20/2005 Published: 09/19/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/18633