Left in the Past: Episode 2 "Managua About Town - Part 1"
Or, how Mr Walker won and lost the West; in which we talk about American involvement in Nicaragua.
Managua About Town
It isn't well-known among most Americans that the U.S. has invaded Nicaragua 12 times in our history. From the filibustering adventurers of the 19th century to funding death-squads in the 1980s, American meddling in Central America has a long history. Today, Phil and Kyle discuss two particular episodes surrounding the man who tried to reinstate slavery in Nicaragua - the "freebooter" William Walker - and the later coup orchestrated against the liberal reformer and nationalist José Santos Zelaya in 1909. We lay the context for our follow up episode, which will focus on the U.S. Occupation of 1912-1933 and the beginning of the Sandanista movement.
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