Somoza family
Sandino was assassinated in 1934 by National Guard forces of General Anastasio Somoza García, who went on to seize power in a "coup d'état" two years later. After being elected president by an overwhelming margin in 1936, Somoza García resumed control of the National Guard and established a dictatorship and Somoza family dynasty that ruled Nicaragua for more than 40 years. Sandino's political legacy was claimed by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), which finally overthrew the Somoza government in 1979.