Witness History: Archive 2013 - Murder in Managua

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In June 1979 an American TV reporter was shot dead by government forces in Nicaragua. The killing led to the withdrawal of US support for Nicaragua's president, Anastasio Somoza.

We speak to Stephen Cherry-Downes, who was working as Somoza's personal pilot at the time.

(Image: President Somoza, Jan 1978. Credit: AFP)

Published on Thursday, 20th June 2013.

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