Brief Political History of Nicaragua

This video explores the basics of Nicaraguan history and politics to explain why Nicaragua has been faced multiple foreign interventions from its earliest days. It begins with Colombus voyage and ends with Ortega setting himself up for the 2021 elections. It covers the Liberal-Conservative Wars, US occupation and Sandino, Somoza and the Bolaños-Alemán conflict.

[@andygarcia433]

As a nicaraguan born in the US thanks for the info

It's my pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@mosesestrada7856]

Thanks from me as well, also nicaraguan born in the US. Do you know if there were any spies during the sandinista/contra civil war?

@@mosesestrada7856 I'm sure there were. But I haven't seen any declassified info on that. I would think that will become available in the near future.

[@mosesestrada7856]

@ Thank you for the reply, I've been searching for information everywhere. I have reason to believe my father may have been involved in something of that nature way back in the 80's. Please let me know if you find anything, and thank you again for the video🙌

@@mosesestrada7856 sure I'll keep my eye out.

[@chickensniper9357]

What a sad story The people of Nicaragua deserve better

[@drakehero64]

Thanks for this video. My mom was born in Nicaragua, now the USA. It’s pretty good to hear the history of Nicaragua thanks

thanks for watching

[@a1den912]

same

[@Ecko92]

You could just ask her lol do you speak Spanish?

[@happymikasa7226]

This was a great video! Very objective and allows me to refresh my memory as I plan to write my dissertation on Nicaraguan Ed policies during 1979-1989. Thank you!

[@josephgoebbels2854]

I am from Nicaragua and it is surprising to know that there are English speakers who are interested in the history of a country as poor and irrelevant as mine.

[@Anonymous-sq6eo]

Ive been to Nicaragua two times already this year, beautiful country and beautiful people.

[@Christiamorous]

I've never been to Nicaragua, but your country is so interesting. Estoy leyendo El Evangelio en Solentiname de Ernesto Cardenal and es muy interesante. Mi español no es bueno pero quiero aprenderlo porque quiero visitar a centroamerica.

[@josephgoebbels2854]

@@Christiamorous Muchas gracias mi hermano, que Dios te bendiga

[@cringeanarchy7675]

Joseph Goebbels would NOT accept you brah

[@mariob9389]

Wow. As a Nica hearing another Nica put your own country on the floor like that is surprising. Nicaragua is rich in resources, people, land, culture, history,… it’s also relevant. This tells me your self esteem is not the highest and you’re probably struggling in live. Winners don’t think the way you do. Get your confidence up and don’t ever talk about your country like that.

[@YashokiGames]

Thanks for this! My father left Nicaragua during the iran-contra affair and i’ve always wanted to know how everything happened. Nice to know it can be summed up by The US and their meddling ends up in dictators seizing control.

[@xinocelotl6217]

Great video. I am inspired to make a video on the history before the Spanish invasion, when the Nicoya ancestors spoke the Chibchan or Nahuatl language.

You should!

[@humble_love4382]

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[@joserenesalazarcastro3102]

Que buen video , el final me quebrantó ☹️ Nicaragua es tierra de guerreros y espero un día poder verla libre, sin opresión, como dice el Himno Nacional 🇳🇮

[@RebeccaOre]

Most Nicaraguans don’t like any of the parties. But more people who like a party like the FSLN.

[@evanjosue1]

Fuck no

[@danieldipalma704]

Imagine the potential the country had at the beginning of the 20th century before our government became involved. If we don't want people moving here from Latin America, we shouldn't meddle in their affairs.

[@12w0]

U.S. doing what the U.S. does..

[@roberthparraabarca9851]

Good video, very brief but completed, thanks.

[@lacyundercover3873]

Great video! Thankyou! Super informative and gave me a great background on Nicaraguas history

[@mikepete3013]

Phenomenal. I loved how succinctly all the information was provided. Really enjoyed. Great job

[@Seouldrift7]

Some of the Contras were made up of former Sandinistas and Indigenous groups. Not just former Somoza soldiers or supporters. Just saying.

[@OuwetboaPoliticsAndMemes]

True

[@Seouldrift7]

@@OuwetboaPoliticsAndMemes ARDE and Kisan

[@OuwetboaPoliticsAndMemes]

@@Seouldrift7 yes. I was just looking up KISAN yesterday.

[@OuwetboaPoliticsAndMemes]

@@Seouldrift7 Los Astros too btw

[@Seouldrift7]

@@OuwetboaPoliticsAndMemes A rebel group made of Miskito tribe.

[@KourtOreilly]

If you travel to Nicaragua now or in the past 40 yrs all you see is POVERTY! Children as young as 4-5 begging for food or money from visitors. Dogs and animals are treated horribly; all you see are the bones of those poor animals. It's truly heartbreaking to see homeless families in the streets of Nicaragua. And it only continues to get worse. Back in the days when Kennedy was President of the US. Nicaragua had everything, just like the United States. The economy was doing amazing. Nicaraguan citizens had jobs. If you travel, there now all you see is ghetto and so much poverty. Children in the streets begging visitors. Truly sad to see

[@jakecarlo9950]

Very well done, thank you.

[@donaldfox5532]

Thank you. This video was very educational.

[@alicevioleta3184]

so the american military has been fucking with nicaraguan politics since day 1 basically. will they ever stop?

[@mccoym8403]

Great video thanks but very little was mentioned about the two autonomous region and there people struggle

[@n92miller]

Can you make an updated video for current state of Nicaragua?

I was going to do one in Spanish. When I do that one I'll update this one.

[@TRD315]

Great video.

[@elliottprats1910]

I lived in San Juan Del Sur for a few months doing Covid. The only other towns I took day trips too were Rivas, Granada, Masaya, and Managua. Nevertheless I really enjoyed my time there and had nothing but positive experiences. It seems to be popular to hate on the FSLN and Ortega especially but those who have never lived there. If I were to leave the US permanently and move to a Central American country I would definitely choose to live in Nicaragua. I’d lived for months in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and El Salvador and Panama within the last 5 years so maybe living in Guatemala or Honduras could change my mind but I really found my paradise in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua.

[@forty_two42]

This was great. One small thing though. I was under the impression that the Sandanistas were labeled "Marxist" by the United States but they're actual platform was "Egalitarian Populism" I may be incorrect. This is just what I was taught in school. I'm from the States in case that helps.

At different points the Sandinistas called their agenda different things (and they did not always agree between themselves). Their inspiration was definitely Marxist, but at times they would call it something else precisely because they did not want to be seen as radical by the US or whoever. The one that was not every Marxist at all but was labeled as such by the US was the Guatemalan Revolution.

[@forty_two42]

@ that makes alot of sense especially because terms like "Egalitarian Populism" are just a refined and more specific synonym for Marxism. Thank you so much for the clarification. I really enjoyed this video.

[@forests.9597]

They proclaimed themselves as marxist-leninist. Now they are autocratic oligarchs, driven not by ideology, but by self-interest and power-hunger. They will say, of course, they're just democratic socialists.

[@felipebrandt5087]

Excellent!!

[@nicnica6311]

I left at when war was still raging on in 1987 I was 11 years old, never going back its too painful,many people I knew they don't exist anymore, and the houses which are huge compared to typical USA houses are being bought by foreigners, there are now just strangers in the town where am from ,my beautiful city Granada😢😢

I'm sorry to hear that.

[@eljefeog]

Ortega is now Somosa

That's the very sad truth.

[@forests.9597]

Yes, but worse.

[@robertomendoza4222]

You are on point. Great video. Can you make it in Spanish?

Hi Roberto, I'm going through all of them and will make them in Spanish. It just takes a long time, and since I'm doing these for my classes, which are in English, I prioritize those. The next one in Spanish will be for Brazil, then I probably Nicaragua, but I can't guarantee it.

[@ivangoran4461]

Page 19. Ramsey Clark`s book from 1998. "Nato In The Balkans - Voices of Opposition" with Sara Flounders and others: "We knew what's coming out now about Central Amer- ica, but no one could prove it. Battalion 316 in Honduras, trained here, directed from here, killing people all over the place to undermine the FSLN in Nicaragua, to support the contras and all the rest. The systematic carnage in Guatemala, which we have generally attributed to the Guatemalan elite, had the direct participation of the U.S. CIA. They thought; How do you take care of these restless natives if you don't control them and kill them and impoverish them?"

[@peterpretzington9669]

Great summary

[@dznutzonfyre4432]

Came to america in 88 at 3 yo. Looks like a good move on my parents part

[@TayoDrougas]

VIVA NICARAGUA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wim1101wim]

I was in Granada, Leon, Managua, Corinto and El Castillo in 2023 (as well as 5 times prior to that, starting in 1971) and experienced the dictatorial communism that currently reigns the country. It is destroying this beautiful country through its all-pervasive corruption, starting at the borders.

It’s very sad what’s happening.

[@wim1101wim]

# 167 on the Transparency International index!!! (of 180 countries)@

[@MusicPLUSBusiness]

I love how Nicaragua's history begins with Cristopher Columbus. That's so awesome.

When I first started doing these, because they were brief and a specific polity, I started with independence. I started going back in time only later. The Central American one does begin with indigenous peoples. Whenever I redo this one I'll start earlier.

[@unpopuler]

how is that awesome lmao

[@dznutzonfyre4432]

Hmm not really

[@forests.9597]

Pre-Columbian history it's almost irrelevant to what the country is today.

[@sludgechan]

@@unpopuler Its kind of surreal seeing someone with a tomoko pfp in a video related to my country's history

[@douglassauvageau7262]

Late to the party, I deployed to southern Honduras in 1988 - 89 under cover of 'The War On Drugs'. The entire adventure was a disingenuous / political exercise without popular / domestic support from any country. Further monkey-motion found me deployed to Panama , Columbia, et al without any popular mandate (from anywhere). Contacts I made with the populace of Central and South America were 'Sympatico' and I continue to mourn for those honorable people who have no recourse to justice.

[@douglassauvageau7262]

That 'Bay Of Pigs' fiasco in 1961 involved a small cadre of Cuban expatriates who had experienced a short sojourn / tutelage in El Norte. Hmm... 🤔

[@charli2863]

Nice Nicaragua beuatiful

[@RebeccaOre]

The 2018 law was passed in 2019 with one change favoring small businesses. No fuss.

[@edwinromero6918]

Y el lago de managua no aparece, el cocibolca ,y XOlotlan.

[@timm6168]

nice

[@lamatbalam2032]

General, Gregor MacGregor. “Poyais”.

[@coachk11233]

Pray for 🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮

[@tanubhatnagar6932]

1821 they gained independence 1979 they gaun independence from someoneelse

[@user-yz3gf8eq1e]

I disagree with this analysis on the current Nicaraguan situation. It is my understanding that conservative news media along with certain groups on the ground, some led by students which is similar to the Hong Kong protests, have been funded by US agencies such as USAID and NED to sow discord in the country and topple the Sandinista government. There were as many killings of pro-Sandinista civilians as there were on those of the opposing side. Many opposition candidates were on the ballot for the elections and there were many international observers present in the country for the elections. There were no issues in the voting process and there was good turnout which led to the FSLN staying in power. The US does not care about democracy in Latin America as has been shown by training fascist dictators, generals, and so on in the school of the Americas for the purpose of maintaining dominance on the continent, by any means necessary. What the FSLN has been able to do for the people has been amazing, especially when it comes to their being 80% food sovereign. What the US has done is continue to destabilize the country politically and economically. There are traitors in the country who are opposed to the Marxist ideology of the FSLN and disagreements are fine but accepting foreign money to conduct operations to coup the government are not, and those individuals should be jailed and sentenced. Any state has the right to defend itself against those sort of threats. Long live the FSLN and long live the Nicaraguan people.

You might want to look up the word tankie.

[@unpopuler]

​@ LMAOOOOO

[@dirckthedork-knight1201]

Go home tankie you are drunk

[@elisabethpoirier3963]

Thanks for speaking up regarding the misinformation regarding the current situation of Nicaragua in this video. May the Nicaraguan people stay free from imperialist forces! ✊

[@elmatador81]

Come mierda sapo. Nobody like ortega or the fsln . I swear you socialist live in a echo chamber smh

[@RebeccaOre]

Improving economy was huge.

[@Ecko92]

The fact that u think Columbus found it before others....I can't watch the rest lol

I didn’t say he found it before others. I said spanish colonizers came 20 years after Columbus first encountered it. In other words, the Spanish colonizers came twenty years after Columbus’ fourth voyage.

[@trimai5574]

the writing animation is unbearable

[@Ecko92]

The trump of Nicaragua

[@jaec1998]

More like the Stalin of Nicaragua

[@shafts2447]

@Ecko92 Really? Like how Obama and Biden expanded the Bush wars from 2 to 7 countries murdering 2.5 million? Tell me you only watch corporate media without telling me you watch corporate media

[@Logan0o]

soooo one dictator for another one lol

[@jonathanwieler8863]

hand animations are WAY overdone.

[@Tyyyyuru]

Poor Nicaragua. So far from God and so close to Panama

[@wolverinesdreams9293]

2022: The liberal socialist racist democratic party in the USA is a HUGE fan Daniel Ortega’s political style.

www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/07/statement-by-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-on-nicaraguas-sham-elections/

[@unpopuler]

@ Woooow. The US empire bullying another 3rd world nation with mafia tactics to submit to their economical structure but you wouldn't understand or want to probably. Read up on history kiddo. You only know from whatever books you read. Stay stuck loser. LMAO

[@MossadJShilling]

cringe

[@elmatador81]

Nicaragua desperately needs a president like el salvador president

[@Ognicaraguan-28]

VIVA NICARAGUA!!!!!!!