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Democratic Union of Liberation

political organization, Nicaragua

Also known as: UDEL, Unión Democrática de Liberación

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history of Nicaragua

In Nicaragua: The Somoza years
…Press”) of Managua, called the Democratic Union of Liberation (Unión Democrática de Liberación; UDEL). In December 1974 the Sandinistas staged a successful kidnapping of Somoza elites, for which ransom and the release of political prisoners were obtained. In response, the regime embarked on a two-and-a-half-year counterinsurgency effort that, in addition…
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