Carlos Fonseca
Nicaraguan founder of the FSLN (1936–1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Carlos Fonseca, see Carlos Fonseca (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fonseca and the second or maternal family name is Amador.
Carlos Fonseca Amador (23 June 1936 – 8 November 1976) was a Nicaraguan teacher, librarian and revolutionary who founded the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). Fonseca was later killed in the mountains of the Zelaya Department, Nicaragua, three years before the FSLN took power.
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Carlos Fonseca | |
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Secretary-General of the Sandinista National Liberation Front[lower-alpha 1] | |
In office February 1969 – 8 November 1976 | |
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Born | Carlos Fonseca Amador 23 June 1936 El Laborio, Matagalpa, Nicaragua |
Died | 8 November 1976(1976-11-08) (aged 40) Boca de Piedra, Zelaya, Nicaragua |
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Resting place | Plaza de la Revolución, Managua, Nicaragua |
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María Haydeé Terán
(m. 1965–1976) |
Children | 2 |
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Education | National Institute of the North[2] |
Alma mater | UNAN |
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