Abstract

CAMACHO PADILLA, Fernando. Inter-American Relations during the Last Decade of the Cold War. The Reaction of the Pinochet Regime to the Sandinista Revolution (1978-1985). Secuencia [online]. 2020, n.108, e1841.  Epub Feb 17, 2021. ISSN 2395-8464.  https://doi.org/10.18234/secuencia.v0i108.1841.

Despite the impact of the sandinista revolution in Latin America, little is known of the strategies adopted by the foreign ministries of the region. The overthrow of Anastasio Somoza alarmed the Chilean military junta due to the possibility of a resurgence of the armed struggle in the country, especially due to the presence of Chilean combatants in the sandinista forces. Moreover, the new Nicaraguan government welcomed a significant number of Chilean refugees, some of whom were given senior government positions. This article therefore focuses on Pinochet’s foreign policy in response to this event based on an exhaustive review of unpublished sources from various archives. The purpose of this article is to shed light on the strategies adapted by the military regime to prevent Nicaragua from becoming a center of solidarity with the Chilean opposition overseas.

Keywords : sandinista revolution; Chile; Pinochet; Nicaragua; Latin American cold war.

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