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Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua.
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Nicaragua
Country in Central America
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising 130,370 km2 (50,340 sq mi). With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Contras
1979–1990 anti-Marxist Nicaraguan rebels
In the history of Nicaragua, the Contras were the right-wing militias who waged anti-communist guerilla warfare (1979–1990) against the Marxist governments of the Sandinista National Liberation Front and the Junta of National Reconstruction, which came to power after the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Enrique Bermúdez
Nicaraguan Contra leader (1932–1991)
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Managua
Capital and largest city of Nicaragua
Managua is the capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1,055,247 as of 2020, and a population of 1,401,687 in its metropolitan area. The city also…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)