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A group of men stand on a stage at Plaza 19 de Julio in Managua during a demonstration held in honor of a group of young men killed by Contras. Some of them are in military uniform, others are wearing guayaberas, a summer shirt worn considered formal clothing and worn throughout Latin America. They are all standing in front of a mural of César Augusto Sandino that reads, "20 years from his fight, we vow to defend victory!" The second man from the left is Luis Carrión. The second, third, and fourth men from the right are, Junta Leader Daniel Ortega, Interior Minister Tomás Borge, and Defense Minister Humberto Ortega, respectively. The fourth man from the left is Sergio Ramírez Mercado, a Nicaraguan intellectual and writer who served in the Junta of National Reconstruction and as vice president from 1985-1990 under president Daniel Ortega. Un grupo de hombre están de pie sobre un escenario en la Plaza 19 de Julio en Managua durante una manifestación organizada en honor a un grupo de jóvenes asesinados por contras. Varios de ellos portan uniforme militar mientras otros portan guayaberas, una camisa de verano considerada vestimenta formal y usada por toda Latinoamérica. Todos ellos también están de pie en frente de un mural de César Augusto Sandino que dice: "A 20 años de lucha, juramos defender la victoria!" El segundo hombre de la izquierda es Luis Carrión. El segundo, tercero, y cuarto hombre de la derecha son: el líder de la Junta, Daniel Ortega, ministro del interior, Tomás Borge, y el ministro de defensa, Humberto Ortega, respetivamente. El cuarto hombre de la izquierda es Sergio Ramírez Mercado, un intelectual y escritor nicaragüense que sirvió en la Junta de Gobierno de Reconstrucción Nacional y como vicepresidente de 1985–1990 durante la presidencia de Daniel Ortega.
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