The Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (Sandinista National Liberation Front) usually referred to as simply the Sandinistas or FSLN is a leftist political movement in Nicaragua. Also subjectively refered to as a recorded musical album of the same name produced by politically vocal, pro communist group The Clash.
By 1980 Sandinista organizations embraced some 250,000 Nicaraguans. Less than a year after their victory, the Sandinistas controlled the government.
by tide September 29, 2004
by tide September 29, 2004