The Fall of General Somoza
In July 1979 left-wing rebels toppled the last member of the Somoza dynasty in Nicaragua.
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
July 16, 20148m 57s
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Show Notes
In July 1979 left-wing Sandinista rebels toppled the last member of the Somoza dynasty that had ruled Nicaragua for more than 50 years. Witness speaks to Daisy Zamora, one of the Sandinista revolutionaries who seized power.
(Photo: Sandinista rebel fighters. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)