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- Nicaragua Chronology
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- Nicaragua became independent in 1838. Guerrilla forces, led by Gen. Sandino, opposed the US marine presence in the early 1930s.
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- * 1935û1979 Somoza family in power.
- * 1978 Sandinista revolution overthrows Anastasio Somoza II.
- * 1979û1990 Civil war between Sandinistas and US-backed Contras.