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A young woman cries next to a coffin covered in the black-and-red flag of the Sandinista National Liberation Front during a burial procession for two young men murdered by Contras. She is being consoled by a man in a white shirt, who is holding her left arm. They are surrounded by mourners and men in military uniform. Behind them there is a large military vehicle. They are all attending a funeral held in honor of a group of young men murdered by Contras. Una muchacha llora mientras está parada junto a un ataúd cubierto por la bandera rojinegra del Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional durante una procesión para enterrar a los dos jóvenes asesinados por contras. Ella está siendo consolada por un hombre en camisa blanca, el cual la sostiene del brazo izquierdo. Detrás de ellos se observa un vehículo militar grande. Todos ellos asisten a un funeral en honor a un grupo de muchachos asesinados por contras.
Documentary photographs Funeral rites and ceremonies Flags Cemeteries Vehicles, Military Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional Extrajudicial executions Revolution (Nicaragua : 1979) Contras
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