Nicaragua President Anastasio Somoza challenged
Nicaragua President Anastasio Somoza challenged Pres. Figueres of Costa Rica to a duel. Jan. 12, 1955. His thuggish offer was made during the border war of 1954-55 between the Central American nations. A year earlier Somoza sent mercenary forces to Guatemala to assist the U.S. sponsored ouster progressive President, Jacobo Arbenz. (CSU_2015_11_1424)
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11061303
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45278564
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Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Everett Collection
