Nicaraguan rebel leader (born 1895)

Augusto César Sandino

Augusto César Sandino was a Nicaraguan revolutionary, founder of the militant group EDSN, and leader of a rebellion between 1927 and 1933 against the United States occupation of Nicaragua. Despite being referred to as a "bandit" by the United States government, his exploits made him a hero throughout much of Latin America, where he became a symbol of resistance to American imperialism. Sandino drew units of the United States Marine Corps into an undeclared guerrilla war. The United States troops withdrew from the country in 1933 after overseeing the election and inauguration of President Juan Bautista Sacasa, who had returned from exile.

Born

1895

May 18

Died

1934

Era

1890s

Country

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Augusto, in brief

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1895 Born
1934 Died

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332 Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.
872 Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47. His first coronation was 28 years earlier, in 844, during the reign of his father Lothair I.
1096 First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany.
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The world in 1934

When Augusto departed

april 12 The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
april 12 The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.[citation needed]
april 21 The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).
august 11 The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1895

Anastas Mikoyan 1895–1978 Soviet politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (died 1978) Arthur Schmidt 1895– German officer (died 1987) Babe Ruth 1895–1948 American baseball player and coach (born 1895) Clarence Ashley 1895– American singer, guitarist, and banjo player (died 1967) Evripidis Bakirtzis 1895– Greek soldier and politician (died 1947) Hammy Love 1895– Australian cricketer (died 1969) J. Edgar Hoover 1895–1972 American law enforcement official; 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (died 1972) Jiddu Krishnamurti 1895–1986 Indian-American philosopher and author (born 1895) Juan Perón 1895–1974 Argentinian general and politician, President of Argentina (born 1895)

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