University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 20,1979
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Students protest Somoza
By LAURIE WOLKEY Staff Reporter
While Mauricio Solan, former United
American ambassador to Nicaragua, spoke to
the delegation of the President of
Nicaragua.
yesterday, student protesters marched outside the Union to protest against the
About 20 protesters, carrying signs that said, "Nicaragua, the future Nicaragua," and
Staff photo by CHRIS TODD
Tired protester
It was a long afternoon for 18 month-old Claire Stewart, despite being carried during the day in front of the Kansas Union by her mother, Ruth. The protesters marched to show opposition to the death penalty.
marching in a large circle in front of the Union, said they opposed to Somova's invasion.
Anastasia *Sonoma*, the long-time president of Nicaragua, recently toured the
But according to the protesters, Nicaragua aircraft were bombing major cities in Nicaragua during Somoza's visit to the United States.
Rhonda Neugebauer, a member of the KU Latin American Solidarity Committee, said the march was organized to coordinate with Solaun's lecture. However, Negebauer said, the march was "not about the lecture, but about the issue."
The issue, protesters said, was Somora's dictatorship in Nicaragua and the United States.
IN RECENT MONTHS, demonstrators said, Nicaraguaans participated in two general strikes against Somoa's government and more than 60,000 citizens were forced to flee Nicaragua to neighboring countries.
The protesters also blamed the United States for supporting the Nicaraguan government.
According to a leaflet distributed by the Latin American Solidarity Committee, "The main objective of the U.S. imperialism in Nicaragua has been to provide a stable outpost of regional domination and security for the Panama Canal and Central America. Economic interests are also a key to U.S. investment in the internal affairs of this country."
Neubeauger said, "The United States is keeping Somoza in power."
The committee's leaflet says, "Although direct foreign investment in Nicaragua is modest even by Central American standards—about $130 to $170 million, three-fourths of which comes from the United States—it remains a lack of mineral resources and the breadth of Somoa's own control have made it a secondary haven for U.S. capital."
ALTHOUGH THE Latin American Solidarity Committee sponsored the march, the committee had the support of several other student group members.
One member, who asked not to be identified, said he was a member of the Iranian government.
"Our struggle is one with Nicaragua. Somoza called the shah his good friend. Our enemy is both and so our struggle is the same," the student said.
While marching, the protesters chanted,
"No more Somoa!" and "CIA out of Nairobi."
One marcher, Ruth Stewart, carried her 18-month-old daughter on her shoulders during the demonstration. Stewart said she looked like a child and had heard about the march from friends.
Two other protesters, Miguel Umena and Jorge Valverde, both special students from San Jose, Costa Rica, said they joined the protests last month and opposed to the Nicaraguan government.
"IN ANY PLACE we find a regime, it is important to fight for freedom. Umena nama
About five plain-clothes KU policemen watched the demonstration from a distance, holding a flag.
The march, which lasted about an hour,
attracted about 15 onlookers.
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