Nicaragua. Sandino | Under the Shadow, Episode 9

In 1912, the United States invaded Nicaragua and began what would become the longest US occupation in Latin American history. The occupation would birth both a dictatorship and one of Latin America’s most important revolutionary heroes: Augusto Sandino.
Sandino would wage a six-year-long guerrilla insurgency to rid Nicaragua of the US Marines. And he would win. The United States finally pulled out in 1933, the year before Sandino was assassinated by the forces of the man who would take power and rule for decades.
In this episode, host Michael Fox takes us on the trail of Augusto Sandino. We visit his hometown and then speak with University of Pittsburgh historian Michel Gobat about Sandino’s life, the US occupation, and how it set the scene for everything that would come decades later, including the 1979 Sandinista Revolution.
Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.
In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened - a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.
Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
Episode page: therealnews.com/nicaragua-san...
Guests: Michel Gobat
Edited by Heather Gies.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Theme music by Monte Perdido and Michael Fox
Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
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For background, see Michel Gobat’s book Confronting the American Dream: Nicaragua under U.S. Imperial Rule (2005, Duke University Press).
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Thank you. Watching from Alaska. Thank you! 👍

[@kalindibhatt9182]

Great history lesson. Thank you.

[@thedarkerarchery3553]

First. Good day, everyone. Thank you, TRRN.🙏🏽

[@tiaay]

Thank you for sharing this part of history I wasn’t too familiar with. Very interesting. I subscribed and going to research more about Nicaragua and its history.

[@jessegreywolf]

Great break down. I remember growing up with a lot of these events showing u the notional news and I can't tell it was framed totally differently then. Then pro-American Capitalism was the only perspective we got in north america

[@Johnconno]

The man from Del Monte! He say No!

[@janklaas6885]

📍50:48 2 📍 42:28 3📍 1:04:15

[@rodrigofonseca6241]

is it true you fired Chris Hedges?

[@Johnconno]

Hedges probably walked, he doesn't have to take orders from cowards.

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You took down Chris Hedges? It proves i was right to unsub from this channel.

[@ricardoarevalo6369]

This BS you could have someone more realistic and objective analysis

[@kkweigman]

I lived in the department of Jinotega Nicaragua for 14yrs.The story of Sandino was not always positive.

[@khaledsamra4239]

Please elaborate

[@joshuamarx8209]

Which means what exactly?

[@kkweigman]

His nickname was el sastre ,the tailor, because he would cut the arms and legs off children so they looked like a vest .True or not I don't know. People there believe it

[@VivaCatatumbo973]

​@@kkweigmanSounds like yanqui propaganda to me

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Fr that person just said 'its bad bro trust me, i heard that some people there believe that this thing is maybe true!'​@VivaCatatumbo973