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Who seized power in a coup d'etat two years after Sandino's assassination?

  • Anastasio Somoza García

  • Diego Zapata

  • Cornelio Bravo

  • Juan Bautista Sacasa

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Anastasio Somoza García seized power in a coup d'etat two years after Sandino's assassination in 1934. He quickly established a dictatorial regime that would rule Nicaragua for over four decades. Somoza's regime was characterized by corruption, repression, and the exploitation of Nicaragua's natural resources. His rule would eventually lead to a widespread popular uprising and the Sandinista Revolution in 1979.
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