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- Subject: The Crimes of Nicaragua (V)
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- The Crimes of Nicaragua (V)
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- The Progress of the Revolution
-
- "The Sandinistas inherited a country with the worst life expectancy in
- Central America and one of the highest infant mortality rates. The
- heath-care and education programs of the new government brought the
- Sandinistas international acclaim.
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- "Some indicators of the advances made by the Nicaraguan revolution in its
- first four years include:
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- * World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- both gave Nicaragua their awards for best health achievement in the
- third world.
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- * Nicaragua was unanimously chosed by the UN Education, Scientific and
- Cultural "Organization (UNESCO) in 1980 for its Grand Prize in
- recognition for the country's National Literacy Crusade.
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- * After three years, Nicaraguans were eating 30 to 40 percent more
- rice, beans, and corn than before 1979.
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- * Diarrhea, the leading prerevolutionary cause of infant mortality,
- fell to fourth among causes by 1983.
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- * In recognition of its advances in health care, a Nicaraguan was
- elected as the president of the Pan American Health Organization in
- 1982. [53]
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- Setbacks Caused by Contra War, 1981-84
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- * Infrastructure damage that cost the country more than $375 million.
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- [In fact, the total assessment against the U.S. [Reagan
- Administration] by the World Court, which ruled for Nicaragua against
- Washington's terrorist war(*), was $17 *billion* in damages --HB]
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- *Over 150,000 nicaraguans displaced or relocated.
-
- * Defense budget increased from 7 percent of GDP in 1980-1981 to 40
- percent in 1985.
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- * Forty-one health-care centers destroyed by contras and termination
- of popular health brigades in war zones because of death toll of
- health workers.
-
- * Fifteen rural schools partially destroyed, construction of 27
- interrupted, and 138 primary and 647 adult education centers closed in
- war zones.
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- * Twenty-three primary school and 135 popular education teachers
- murdered by contras
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- * Close to 3000 nicaraguans killed by contras.
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- [53] Jay Levin, "preparedness or Propaganda," _San Francisco Bay
- Guardian_, January 1, 1985; Oxfam-America, _Facts for Action_, No. 8;
- State Department, "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1983"
-
- [From: The Central America Fact Book. By Tom Barry and Deb Preusch.
- Published by Grove Press, Inc., 196 West Houston Street, New York, NY
- 10014, published 1986 in New York.]
-
- [Copyright 1986 by The Resource Center. "The Inter-Hemispheric
- Education Resource Center is a non-profit organization that produces
- repots, books, and slide/tape shows on Mexico, Central America, and
- the Caribbean. For more information: The Resource Center, P.O. Box
- 4506, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87196"]
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- T h e " N i c a r a g u a L i b r a r y "
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- * Nicaragua
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- WHO-WERE CONTRAS Contras' origins; make-up; practices - documented
- FSLN H-RIGHTS Documented HRs comparison w/Somoza,Guat,ES,others
- FSLN MISKITOS Sandinista treatment of Miskitos;Charges & Realit
- FSLN NICAJEWS Debunks charges of Sandinista 'Anti-Semitism'
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- OXFAM84 NICARAG Oxfam America's 1984 report on Nicaragua, in full
- FSLN ACHIEVE Documented: achievements of the Nica. revolution
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- NICA-84 ELECTION Documented: Fair under Sandinistas; US subversion
- FAIRNESS NICA-USA Flwup:`Is Nicaragua More Democratic than the US?'
- NICRAGUA ELECTION Study in US subversion of '90 Nicaraguan election
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