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Death of Somoza

Author: Claribel Alegría; D J Flakoll
Publisher: Willimantic, CT : Curbstone Press, 1996.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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"Gripping story of planning and execution of Somoza's 1980 assassination, as told to Alegría and Flakoll in 1983 by the Argentine guerrillas who carried it out. Well-translated inverviews woven into narration lend aspect of a thriller in suspense and drama. Much historical and political background on both Nicaragua and Argentina. Excellent for classroom use"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
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Named Person: Anastasio Somoza; Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Claribel Alegría; D J Flakoll
ISBN: 1880684268 9781880684269
OCLC Number: 33101719
Notes: Based on interviews conducted in 1983 with the commando team which carried out the assassination of deposed Nicaraguan President Somoza in Asunción, Paraguay.
Description: 161 p. ; 22 cm.
Responsibility: Claribel Alegría and Darwin Flakoll.
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"Gripping story of planning and execution of Somoza's 1980 assassination, as told to Alegría and Flakoll in 1983 by the Argentine guerrillas who carried it out. Well-translated inverviews woven into narration lend aspect of a thriller in suspense and drama. Much historical and political background on both Nicaragua and Argentina. Excellent for classroom use"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

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