Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega arrives for an event to mark the 39th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution in Managua, Nicaragua, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega arrives for an event to mark the 39th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution in Managua, Nicaragua, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
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Nicaragua’s Ortega blames US conspiracy for deadly unrest, as he marks anniversary of Sandinista revolution

More than 280 protesters have been killed in recent months, during a crackdown on what President Ortega called a coup attempt

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Agence France-Presse

Updated: 1:41pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega arrives for an event to mark the 39th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution in Managua, Nicaragua, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega arrives for an event to mark the 39th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution in Managua, Nicaragua, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
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