President Coolidge sent 6,000 Marines to Nicaragua and their officers told them to "Get Sandino dead or alive!" In two years of furious guerrilla fighting no one ever "got" General Augusto ...

If you are planning to travel to Managua or any other city in Nicaragua, this airport locator will be a very useful tool. This page gives complete information about the Augusto C Sandino Airport along ...

Sandino took his army to the Segovias, the mountains of northwestern Nicaragua, and began his insurgency. Small, but powerful. Tactical hits and runs against the US marines.

NICARAGUA: Sandino Presents Arms. 2 minute read. TIME. February 13, 1933 12:00 AM GMT-5. P resident Coolidge sent 5,000 Marines and bluejackets in 1926 to catch him.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- General Augustino Sandino, famous Nicaraguan rebel and foe of United States operation, was shot and killed last night by National Guardsmen, it was announced today. Generals ...

Provides an overview of Nicaragua, ... 1927-33 - Guerrillas led by Augusto Cesar Sandino campaign against US military presence. 1934 - Sandino forces the US marines to withdraw.