Nicaraguan Revolution - The FSLN Staged a Massive Kidnapping Operation

Time: Tuesday Aug 22, 1978

Place: Nicaragua

Details: On 22 August 1978 the FSLN staged a massive kidnapping operation. Led by Éden Pastora, the Sandinistan forces captured the National Palace while the legislature was in session, taking 2,000 hostages. Pastora demanded money, the release of Sandinistan prisoners, and, "a means of publicizing the Sandinista cause."After two days, the government agreed to pay $500,000 and to release certain prisoners, marking a major victory for the FSLN.

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