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Nicaraguan Revolution

A General Strike Called For The End of The Somoza Regime

Monday Jan 23, 1978
Nicaragua

Following the riots, a general strike on 23–24 January called for the end of the Somoza regime and was, according to the U.S. State Department staff at the U.S. Embassy, successful at shutting down around 80% of businesses in not only Managua but also the provincial capitals of León, Granada, Chinandega, and Matagalpa.


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