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A large crowd participates in a funeral procession in honor of a group of young men murdered by Contras following a demonstration in Managua's Plaza 19 de Julio. Many in the crowd are holding the black-and-red flag of the Sandinista National Liberation Front. The coffins are covered with the blue-and-white flag of Nicaragua and the black-and-red flag of the Sandinista National Liberation Front. Many in the crowd are also holding unidentified red flags, large flower wreaths, and the flag of Nicaragua. In the foreground there is a man speaking into a red megaphone. On the left of the image there are three female students in uniform holding one of the wreaths. Una multitud participa en una procesión funeraria en honor a un grupo de muchachos asesinados por contras después de una manifestación en la Plaza 19 de Julio de Managua en su honor. Muchos en la multitud sostienen la bandera rojinegra del Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional. Los ataúdes están cubiertos con la bandera albiazul de Nicaragua y la bandera rojinegra del Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional. Muchos en la multitud también sostienen banderas rojas no identificadas, coronas de flores, y la bandera nicaragüense. En primer plano se observa un hombre hablando en un megáfono rojo. A la izquierda de la imagen se observan tres jóvenes estudiantes en uniforme sosteniendo una de las coronas de flores.
Documentary photographs Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional Flags Megaphones Wreaths Flowers School children--Uniforms Revolution (Nicaragua : 1979) Contras
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