Daniel OrtegaNicaragua's Sandinista Dissidents Turn Against ‘Sespot’ Ortega -- Times Online
Her achievements as a Sandinista guerrilla commander 30 years ago earned her a place in the pantheon of Nicaragua’s revolutionary heroes. But while thousands will flood the streets of Managua tomorrow to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Sandinista victory over the dictator Anastasio Somoza, Dora Maria Téllez will stay away.
Ms Téllez is one of a growing number of Sandinistas who have broken with the government of Daniel Ortega as, they say, he completes his transformation from revolutionary to “caudillo” — one of the Latin American despots he once so despised.
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In this frame grab taken from an undated video found on a computer seized during the arrest of an alleged senior operative of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Bogota shows the rebel groups number two commander Jorge Briceno aka Mono Jojoy. The Associated Press has obtained the video that appears to dispel any doubts that Colombia's main rebel army gave money to the 2006 election campaign of President Rafael Correa of Ecuador. (AP Photo/APTN)Ecuador Denies Links With Colombian Rebels -- Reuters
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa never received funds from Colombian rebel group FARC, his government said on Friday as he sought to refute the content of a video aired on Colombian television.
A top FARC leader said in the video that the guerrillas donated cash to Correa's presidential campaign.
Ecuador denied that leftist Correa's campaign got any money from the FARC, which is branded a terrorist group by Washington, and accused Colombia of launching a "media offensive" against Correa.
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Update: Colombia: rebels funded Ecuador leader's election -- AFP
My Comment: Latin America has a long history of dictators and strongmen. I guess the tradition and culture has not changed.