monday, September 24, 1970
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UNL informed of Nicaraguan plight
By Rich Jurgcns
The starvation and destruction resulting from the re
cent Nicaraguan revolution has prompted the UNL Latin
American Student Association to collect money and In
form other UNL students of the plight of the Nicaraguan
people.
Frank Bolivar, president of the Latin American
Student Association said Sept. 17-21 was named Nicarag
uan week because it was during this week last year that
Nicaragua became an independent country.
The Somoza dictatorship is gone, but suffering and
destruction continue in Nicaragua under the Sandinistan
government.
Bolivar said the Latin American Student Association
does not have any political views toward Nicaragua, but
wants to inform the public what Is happening and collect
money to help rebuild the country. So far the association
has collected only about $14, he said.
The student association has been showing a docu
mentary film in the student union this week oa the plight
, of the Nicaraguans.
An estimated 43,000 Nicaraguans were killed by the
Somozan national guard.
Many students, watching the film, laughed at what
happened during the revolution, Bolivar said. He said as
the film continued the laughter stopped.
DR. ROBERTO Esquenazi-Mayo, director of the In
stitute for International Studies spoke Wednesday to stu
dents about the present situation in Nicaragua.
"There are struggles for all people who want to be
free," he said referring to people who were killed or exiled
during the revolution.
The new Junta constitution will provide the Nicaragu
an people with a free democratic nation consisting of
freedom of expression, political freedom and freedom of
religion.
Esquenazi-Mayo said it also provides the people with a
say in 'national affairs, rights to own property, full
employment, and equal pay and the right to travel out of
the country, he said. At the same time it abolishes the
death penalty and all propaganda.
Esquenazi-Mayo said at the time Somoza left the
country Somoza said communication would be chaos
without his leadership.
However, newspapers now have complete freedom and
the schools are beginning to work under the Junta govern
ment, he said. -
Yet, he said the country was still unstable.
"IT WOULD BE foolish of me or anyone else to
predict the future of Nicaragua, much needs to be done."
Later in a question and answer session, talks turned
more to the U.S. policy toward Nicaragua than the
present condition of the country.
Much of the criticism came from a few foreign students
who blamed the U.S. for problems encountered by Latin
America countries.
Many of the Somozan generals were trained by U.S.
marines in the United States.
Esquenazi-Mayo agreed that the U.S. had made mis
takes in their Nicaraguan foreign policy, but said the U.S.
is now paying for it with a great deal of anti-American
sentiment In his country. However, he said U.S. policy has
changed. The U.S. has loaned Nicaragua 20 million dollars
to rebuild, with no strings attached, he said.
Nicaragua, which is smaller than Nebraska, needs the
U.S., we don't have enough natural resources or skilled
people to rebuild or protect ourselves, he said.
Other criticism came from the strong economic hold
that the U.S. is said to have on Nicaragua.
Esquenazi-Mayo did not deny U.S. holding, but said
"Saint Francis was a great sinner, and is now a saint."
"I have nothing to hide or regret, what I have done. He
said he hoped every country now under a dictatorship
would fight to become a free nation.
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