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Pope John Paul II speaks as he holds his left hand up at Plaza 19 de Julio during his visit to Nicaragua in March 1983. The pope is in an ivory-colored religious habit and hat. Behind him there is a large mural with the faces of César Augusto Sandino and Carlos Fonseca. While Fonseca was killed in battle in 1979, Sandino was assassinated in 1934 by members of Nicaragua's National Guard shortly after leaving the presidential palace. Shortly after his assassination, Anastasio Somoza García deposed democratically elected president Juan Bautista Sacasa and installed himself in power. El papa Juan Pablo II ofrece un discurso mientras sube su mano izquierda al aire el la Plaza 19 de Julio durante su visita a Nicaragua en marzo de 1983. El papa porta un hábito religioso y gorro de color marfil. Detrás de él se observa un mural con las caras de Augusto César Sandino y Carlos Fonseca. Mientras Fonseca murió en batalla en 1979, Sandino fue asesinado por miembros de la guardia nacional nicaragüense en 1934 poco después de salir del palacio presidencial. Poco después de su asesinato, Anastasio Somoza García derrocó al democraticamente electo presidente Juan Bautista Sacasa y se instaló como presidente.
Documentary photographs John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005 Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional Sandino, Augusto César, 1895-1934 Fonseca Amador, Carlos Political posters, Latin American Revolution (Nicaragua : 1979)
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