Nicaragua Betrayed

1980 book by Anastasio Somoza Debayle

Nicaragua Betrayed

Author| Anastasio Somoza (with Jack Cox)
Language| English
Genre| non-fiction
Publisher| Western Islands
Belmont, Massachusetts

Publication date

| 1980
Publication place| United States
Media type| Hardcover
Pages| 431
ISBN| 978-0882792354
OCLC| 6907476

Dewey Decimal

| 972.85/052 19
LC Class| F1527 .S6196

Nicaragua Betrayed, published by Western Islands in 1980, is the memoir of former President of Nicaragua Anastasio Somoza Debayle (as told to Jack Cox), who had been toppled the previous year by the Sandinista insurgency. At the time of the book's publication, Somoza was living in Asunción, Paraguay, as a personal guest of President Alfredo Stroessner.[1]

In the book Somoza gave his account of his administration, his downfall, and what he perceived to be the American betrayal of his country; he was particularly critical of the Carter Administration.[2]

Shortly after the book's publication, Somoza and his chauffeur were assassinated in downtown Asunción by members of the Argentine People's Revolutionary Army.[3] He is buried in Miami, Florida, at Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum.[4]

A Spanish edition of the book, titled Nicaragua Traicionada, was also published.

## See also

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* Answer to History
* John Birch Society
* Western Goals Foundation

## Notes

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1. ^ Somoza, Anastasio and Jack Cox. Nicaragua Betrayed, p. 405
2. ^ Somoza and Cox, p. 397-402
3. ^ As recounted in Enrique Gorriarán Merlo's Memorias (ISBN 950-49-1063-7) and Claribel Alegria and Darwin J. Flakoll's Death of Somoza (ISBN 978-1880684269)
4. ^ See main article for details.

## External links

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* Nicaragua Betrayed at Internet Archive
* Nicaragua Betrayed at Google Books
* Nicaragua Betrayed at OpenLibrary
* Nicaragua Betrayed at WorldCat

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