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### Exile
In the predawn hours of July 17, 1979, Somoza and his closest associates — top generals, business partners, and their families — boarded two jets and flew to [[Homestead Air Force Base]] in [[Florida]] to begin exile.[^1] The National Guard collapsed within hours, and Sandinista columns swarmed into the defenseless capital.
In the predawn hours of July 17, 1979, Somoza and his closest associates (top generals, business partners, and their families) boarded two jets and flew to [[Homestead Air Force Base]] in [[Florida]] to begin exile.[^1] The National Guard collapsed within hours, and Sandinista columns swarmed into the defenseless capital.
### Legacy
The dispersed National Guard officers became the founding cadre of the [[Contras]], reassembled by the CIA under [[Enrique Bermudez|Enrique Bermúdez]] starting in 1980.[^1] Officers from the Somoza-era National Guard, trained at U.S. military schools and steeped in anticommunism, formed the leadership of every major Contra faction.
The dispersed National Guard officers became the founding cadre of the [[Contras]], reassembled by the CIA under [[Enrique Bermudez|Enrique Bermúdez]] starting in 1980.[^1] Officers from the Somoza-era National Guard, trained at U.S. military schools and steeped in anticommunism, formed the leadership of every major Contra faction.
### Footnotes