Carlos Fonseca

Carlos Fonseca
Fonseca pictured, 1970.
Secretary-General of the Sandinista National Liberation Front[a]
In office February 1969 – 8 November 1976
Personal details
Born	Carlos Fonseca Amador 23 June 1936 El Laborio, Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Died	8 November 1976(1976-11-08) (aged 40) Boca de Piedra, Zelaya, Nicaragua
Cause of death	Killed in action
Resting place	Plaza de la Revolución, Managua, Nicaragua
Political party	Communist Party (1954–1959)[1][b] FSLN (from 1961)
Spouse	María Haydeé Terán ​ ​ (m. 1965⁠–⁠1976)​
Children	2
Parents	Fausto Amador Alemán Justina Fonseca Úbeda
Education	National Institute of the North[2]
Alma mater	UNAN
Occupation	Teacher Revolutionary
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Carlos Fonseca Amador (23 June 1936 – 8 November 1976) was a Nicaraguan teacher, librarian and revolutionary who founded 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.

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