Assasination of Augusto Sandino

The Assasination of Augusto Sandino (Español: Asesinato de Augusto Sandino) was an elaborated plan by the United States' Central Intelligence Agency to assassinate Central American leader Augusto Cesar Sandino.

= Background =

Leftist revolutionary leader Augusto Sandino, became victorious after the end of the Banana rebellion in 1934. He would become the main builder and leader of the new "Central American Commune", originated from the previous American unincorporated organized territory of Honduras and Nicaragua. The creation of the Central American Commune meant a great unstabilization for the region

= Earlier Attempts =

The Central Intelligence Agency had attempted three previous times to get rid off of Sandino