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Nicaragua-THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY AND THE SOMOZA YEARS, 1909- 79

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A poster of Sandino hangs in front of the facade of the Managua Cathedral.
Courtesy Edmundo Flores

Many buildings in downtown Managua, damaged in the 1972 earthquake, remained unrepaired in 1993.
Courtesy Edmundo Flores

"Revolutionary Art," murals painted on buildings and walls in Nicaragua in the 1980s
Courtesy Nina Serafino

Data as of December 1993