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Nicaragua: the path to independence
ROGER McKENZIE looks at the notable advances made by the Sandinistas in addressing the people's needs in the face of US hostility and interference
COLOURFUL FUTURE: The Mayor's Office of Managua delivered 100 houses in the Villa de Santiago in Febrary 2023 as part of the commemoration of the 89th anniversary of the death Augusto C Sandino, a total of 270 houses will be delivered, said Reyna Rueda, Mayoress of Managua
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THE years under neoliberalism in Nicaragua saw trade union rights stripped away, collective bargaining agreements junked and, as trade union strength waned, living standards plummeted.
The 1980s saw massive investment in essential services after the 1979 revolution by the Sandinistas. This brought about major advances in education and healthcare as well as in land reform and, alongside it all, the growth of the trade union movement.
All of this heroic progress was achieved despite military intervention by the US and their illegal funding for the “contras” (armed opposition) designed to destroy the revolution.
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