Abstract
The success of the Nicaraguan Revolution: Why and How?
Highlights
In the following paper, I shall try to discuss some of the elements I see as being decisive for the revolutionary victory in Nicaragua
Che Guevara's position was that these conditions in general prevailed all over Latin America, and that the only missing link was the creation of the subjetive conditions
The "case of Nicaragua" in relation to the Cuban tradition of revolution, may be summarized as follows: The thesis that guerrilla nucleus can create the necessary subjective conditions for the revolution was confirmed, if it is made clear that the function of the foco is defined and practiced on the basis of the objective conditions prevailing in each country
Summary
From the start FSLN was a typical pro-Cuban guerrilla organization, a part of the "Cuban International" in Latin America. Carlos Fonseca, said in an interview on his arrival in Havana in 1970 (after having been released from one of his many stays in prison): "In our revolutionary struggle we follow the most advanced principles: Marxist ideology, Commander Ernesto Che Guevara, Augusto Cesar Sandino" 8. As this time FSLN had a strong ideological basis in the Marxist-Leninist tradition, as it was defined in Havana until about 1970.
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