Major conflict1978 – 1979 · 1 year

Nicaraguan Revolution

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Nicaragua

Estimated casualties

50Ksingle estimate · no range published

Sandinista revolution overthrowing the Somoza dictatorship. Resulted in a left-wing government and years of conflict with US-backed Contras.

Belligerents2

Nicaragua
United States

Sources

Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cite as: Nicaraguan Revolution (1978 – 1979). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/americas-nicaraguan-revolution-1978 · Sources & methodology