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title: Sandinistas
aliases:
- Sandinistas
- FSLN
- Sandinista
- Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
created: 2026-05-17
updated: 2026-05-17
category: "Paramilitary"
tags:
- Organization
- Political
- Nicaragua
- 1970s
- Contra_War
- Dark_Alliance_Investigation
summary: Frente Revolucionario de Sandino (FRS), the leftist revolutionary guerrilla group that overthrew Somoza's U.S.-supported dictatorship in Nicaragua in 1979, triggering the Contra war.
start: 1961
- ContraWar
- DarkAllianceInvestigation
summary: "Leftist revolutionary guerrilla group that overthrew Somoza's U.S.-supported dictatorship in Nicaragua in 1979 and governed the country during the CIA-backed Contra war."
start: 1961-01-01
location: "Managua, Nicaragua"
---
Frente Revolucionario de Sandino (FRS) were the leftist revolutionary guerrilla group that overthrew [[Anastasio Somoza|Somoza]]'s [[United States|U.S.]]-supported dictatorship in [[Nicaragua]] in July 1979.[^2] Their victory triggered the [[Contras|Contra]] war and set in motion the events documented in the [[Dark Alliance]] investigation.[^1]