Nicaraguan Revolution

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: nĭk′ə-rä′gwən rĕv′ə-lo͞o′shən (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑː.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑ.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈlu.ʃən/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɒ.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈlu.ʃən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɐː.ɡwən ˌɹev.əˈlʉː.ʃən/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌnək.əˈɹɐː.ɡwən ˌɹev.əˈlʉː.ʃən/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌnɪk.əˈɹa.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈlʉ.ʃən/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌnik.aˈɾaː.ɡwan ˌɾev.oˈluː.ʃon/ Hyphenation: Ni‧ca‧ra‧guan rev‧o‧lu‧tion === Proper noun === the Nicaraguan Revolution (Nicaragua) A period of armed conflict in Nicaragua from 1978 to 1990 between the socialist Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and the ruling Somoza dictatorship. After 1979 it also involved the Contras. ==== Translations ====