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(^02) SANDINISTA FIGHTERS
The colourful and varied choices of
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camera during the infamous Sandinista
uprising that overthrew Nicaragua’s
government in 1979
(^03) REBEL MASK
Many of the Sandinista rebels adopted
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masks in an effort to conceal their identity
while fighting during the Nicaraguan
revolution of 1979
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