SOMOZA, DEBAYLE ANASTASIO, 1925-1980. – Pacifica Radio Archives

Nicaragua’s revolution : a reporter remembers / by David Helvarg ; edited and narrated by Richard Mahler.

Actuality and analysis of the 1979 Nicaraguan revolution.|NICARAGUA’S REVOLUTION: A REPORTER REMEMBERS / by David Helvarg| edited and narrated by Richard Mahler. – This documentary contains powerful street actuality collected by David Helvarg while reporting the 1979 Nicaraguan Revolution for Pacifica. In addition to taped excerpts from Nicaragua, there are portions of an interview with…

August 24, 2025

Nicaragua’s revolution : actuality / recorded by David Helvarg.

Collection of reports from Nicaragua during the 1979 revolution. Features interviews with Sandinista soldiers, civilians, mercenary, and Bianca Jagger; Somoza press conference; songs and vigils, actuality of fighting, and analysis by Helvarg.

August 24, 2025

Victor Shultz on Nicaragua / interviewed by Celeste Wesson.

Recounts the general strike and overthrow of Somoza in the summer of 1979. Also on the role of women.|VICTORIA SHULZ ON NICARAGUA / interviewed by Celeste Wesson. – Journalist Victoria Shulz was in Nicaragua during the general strike and insurection that overthrew the dictator Anastasio Somoza, and the first weeks after the revolution. In this…

August 24, 2025

Our man in Managua / Lawrence Pezzullo ; produced by Marc Cooper.

U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua is questioned by Marc Cooper and twenty Pacifica listeners. A “polemical” discussion about his diplomatic mission, military and economic assistance, and the role of foreign governments in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala.

August 24, 2025