Anarchism in Nicaragua
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Anarchism in Nicaragua emerged during the
national liberation
, which influenced the early Sandinista movement.
History
Augusto Sandino
, Nicaraguan revolutionary leader and anarcho-syndicalist sympathizer.In 1918, several of Nicaragua's
anarcho-syndicalist unions were established in the country, in 1919, foreign libertarians were active in the stevedore strikes in Corinto
.
Militant workers formed the Grupo Socialista and published a newspaper El Socialista, which criticized intellectual opportunism in the Federación.social democrats.[3] Salomón de la Selva attempted to integrate the Federación Obrera Nicarangüense into the AFL-affiliated Confederación Obrera Panamericana. Although Sofonías Salvatierra was critical of such a relationship with American trade unionism, he was ultimately opposed to revolutionary internationalism.[4]
The Nicaraguan revolutionary leader
Augusto Sandino developed a sympathy for anarchism during his time in the Mexican Revolution. After meeting some Spanish anarchists, he even adopted their red and black colours for the design of his own flag. According to Sandino, “only the workers and peasants will go all the way, only their organized force will attain victory” for the social revolution.[5] Upon returning to Nicaragua, Sandino actively fought against the United States occupation, eventually forcing their withdrawal.[6]
After the assassination of Sandino,
See also
References
- ^ Gutiérrez Mayorga 1983, p. 200.
- ^ Gutiérrez Mayorga 1983, p. 201.
- ^ Gutiérrez Mayorga 1983, p. 204.
- ^ Gutiérrez Mayorga 1983, pp. 205–210.
- OCLC 967397946.
- ISBN 978-0-02-588210-2.
- ^ H.F., Tanya (April 26, 2018). "One Million Hands Flourishing: Nicaragua and the Neverending Task of Planting". Black Rose Anarchist Federation. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ de las Calles, Miranda (May 6, 2018). "The April 19 Uprising in Nicaragua". CrimethInc. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
Bibliography
- Cappelletti, Angel J. (2018). Anarchism in Latin America. Translated by Gabirel Palmer-Fernández. OCLC 1044939183.
- Gutiérrez Mayorga, Gustavo (1983). "Historia del movimiento obrero en Nicaragua 1900–1977". In González Casanova (ed.). Historia del movimiento obrero en América Latina. Colección Antología de América Latina (in Spanish). OCLC 11559006.
