Nicaragua, from Somoza to Contras to a reborn Ortega
The Sandinistas marched into Managua in 1979 with broad support after toppling the hated dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza, but — as in Cuba after Castro's revolution — moderate allies soon fell away as the rebels took a radical tack — a lurch toward Soviet backing that accelerated as the U.S. turned increasingly hostile.

Nicaraguan Parliament Undefined
Five days after presidential and legislative elections in Nicaragua the number of each party s deputies is still unknown.

Cubans in Panama: End US Blockade
A group of Cubans resident in Panama, members of the Circle of Study of the thoughts of Jose Marti, demanded the end of the US economic, financial and commercial blockade on the island Friday.

Che Documentary Wins Festival
Cuban film "San Ernesto Nace en la Higuera" was awarded the best foreign documentary at the Icaro Central American Film and Video Festival.

Venezuelan VP Rules out Election Fraud
Venezuela Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel assured on Friday that the government would accept the results of the polls in December, because for the present executive the "people s will is respectable."