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A newspaper article discussing: Congressman George Hansen from Idaho supported Nicaraguan leader Somoza, even though many people saw Somoza as a harsh dictator. Hansen visited Nicaragua and asked the U.S. to help Somoza, but most people disagreed with him. In the end, Somoza was forced out, and the revolutionaries had more support from the public.

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Title:
The election eye...Hansen takes strange position on Nicaragua
Creator:
Plastino, Ben
Date Created (Archival Standard):
29 July 1979
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1979-07-29
Description:
A newspaper article discussing: Congressman George Hansen from Idaho supported Nicaraguan leader Somoza, even though many people saw Somoza as a harsh dictator. Hansen visited Nicaragua and asked the U.S. to help Somoza, but most people disagreed with him. In the end, Somoza was forced out, and the revolutionaries had more support from the public.
Subjects:
dictators endorsements international relations revolutionaries
Politicians:
George V. Hansen
Source:
Ben J. Plastino Papers, 1947-1998, MG 632, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/
Finding Aid:
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv470833
Source Identifier:
mg632-f11_021
Original Format:
newspaper clipping
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Language:
eng

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"The election eye...Hansen takes strange position on Nicaragua", Ben J. Plastino Papers Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/plastino/items/plastino0401.html
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