Augusto Cesar Sandino, guerrilla leader in the struggle
against the United States occupation of Nicaragua in the 1920s-30s
Figure 2. Nicaragua in Its Central American Setting, 1993
THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY, Nicaragua has suffered from
political
instability, civil war, poverty, foreign intervention, and
natural disasters. Governments since colonial times have
been
unable to bring stability and sustainable economic growth.
Personal and foreign special interests have generally
prevailed
over the national interests, and foreign intervention in
Nicaraguan