Death of Somoza
By: Claribel Alegría and Darwin Flakoll.
Contributors: Flakoll, D. J.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Curbstone Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Willimantic, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
Subjects: Somoza, Anastasio, 1925-1980 -- Assassination.; Asunción (Paraguay) -- History.
Description: "Gripping story of planning and execution of Somoza's 1980 assassination, as told to Alegría and Flakoll in 1983 by the Argentine guerrillas who carried it out. Well-translated inverviews woven into narration lend aspect of a thriller in suspense and drama. Much historical and political background on both Nicaragua and Argentina. Excellent for classroom use"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Based on interviews conducted in 1983 with the commando team which carried out the assassination of deposed Nicaraguan President Somoza in Asunción, Paraguay.