'Nicaragua No U.S. Intervention' badge
Object
Badge
Production date
c.1985
Object number
2023.61
Physical Description
Small metal badge with the white printed text 'Nicaragua No U.S. Intervention'. The illustration, which uses a white/red and black colour scheme, shows a Nicaraguan man in traditional attire.
Object history
This badge was produced by the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign, and was worn by Hackney activist Ian Rathbone.
After the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship in 1979, the United States viewed the rise and actions of the left-wing Sandinista government in Nicaragua as a move towards communism. In 1981 U.S. President Ronald Regan authorized funds to recruit, train and arm an insurgent paramilitary army ‘the Contras’. The resultant civil war killed thousands.
Following the democratic election of Sandista candidate Daniel Ortega Saavedra to president in 1984, the U.S. government declared a trade embargo on Nicaragua, with disastrous consequences for the economy resulting in reductions in programs tackling health, housing, education and nutrition.
In 1986, The United Nation’s International Court of Justice found the United States guilty of violating international law by supporting armed Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
After the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship in 1979, the United States viewed the rise and actions of the left-wing Sandinista government in Nicaragua as a move towards communism. In 1981 U.S. President Ronald Regan authorized funds to recruit, train and arm an insurgent paramilitary army ‘the Contras’. The resultant civil war killed thousands.
Following the democratic election of Sandista candidate Daniel Ortega Saavedra to president in 1984, the U.S. government declared a trade embargo on Nicaragua, with disastrous consequences for the economy resulting in reductions in programs tackling health, housing, education and nutrition.
In 1986, The United Nation’s International Court of Justice found the United States guilty of violating international law by supporting armed Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
Associated Organisation
Associated Person
Ian Rathbone (Owner)
Associated Place
Nicaragua (Place)
Material
Metal
Dimension
Diameter (Front): 3.2cm
On display?
No
Inscription
NICARAGUA NO U.S. INTERVENTION
