The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) entered the Nicaraguan capital, Managua, and put an end to the Somoza dictatorship. Since its formation in 1961, the FSLN had waged an armed struggle against the dictatorial Somoza regime.
Thirty percent of the guerrillas were women and in the 1984 democratic elections, 67% of women voted for the FSLN.
Once in power, they launched the Sandinista Revolution. However, the CIA trained and financed exiled members of the National Guard to wage war against the leftist government. Thus began the Contra, a war that would last until 1990.
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