politics
diciembre 29, 2025
Régimen sandinista conmemora el asalto armado que liberó de la cárcel a Daniel Ortega
El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, Gustavo Porras, calificó el hecho como un momento histórico que quedó en la lucha del pueblo de Nicaragua.
TL;DR
- Nicaragua's National Assembly, controlled by Sandinistas, commemorated the 1974 armed assault that freed Daniel Ortega.
- The assault targeted the home of José María Castillo, where hostages were taken to secure the release of political prisoners, including Ortega.
- Ortega and other released prisoners were sent to Cuba, where they met Fidel Castro, and later moved to Costa Rica.
- Ortega and Rosario Murillo returned to Nicaragua after the fall of Anastasio Somoza in 1979.
- Hugo Torres, a leader of the 1974 operation, died in 2022 as a political prisoner under Daniel Ortega's regime.