Carlos Fonseca
Carlos Fonseca | |
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Fonseca pictured, 1970. | |
| Secretary-General of the Sandinista National Liberation Front | |
| In office February 1969 – 8 November 1976 | |
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| Born | Carlos Fonseca Amador 23 June 1936 El Laborio, Matagalpa, Nicaragua |
| Died | 8 November 1976 (aged 40) Boca de Piedra, Zelaya, Nicaragua |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Resting place | Plaza de la Revolución, Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Spouse |
María Haydeé Terán
(m. 1965–1976) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Education | National Institute of the North |
| Alma mater | UNAN |
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Carlos Fonseca Amador (23 June 1936 – 8 November 1976) was a Nicaraguan professor, politician, writer and revolutionary who was one of the founders of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). Fonseca was later killed in the mountains of the Zelaya Department, Nicaragua, three years before the FSLN took power. He has posthumously received the titles of National Hero of Nicaragua and Commander in Chief of the Sandinista Popular Revolution.