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Sandinista Popular Army

armed forces of Nicaragua (1979–1995)
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Summary

Sandinista Popular Army is a military unit[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of military unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Nicaragua[3]
  • Instance of: armed forces[4]
  • Founder: Junta of National Reconstruction[5]
  • Inception: August 22, 1979[6]
  • Described at URL: https://www.ejercito.mil.ni/contenido/ejercito/historia/historia-fundacion-eps.html[7], https://www.ejercito.mil.ni/contenido/ejercito/historia/historia-creacion-eps.html[8], https://ejercito.mil.ni/contenido/ejercito/historia/historia-profesionalidad.html[9], https://www.ejercito.mil.ni/contenido/relaciones-publicas/publicaciones/docs/memoria-1979-2009-050-056.pdf[10]
  • Replaces: Nicaraguan National Guard[11]
  • Replaced by: Nicaraguan Army[12]
  • Official name: Ejército Popular Sandinista[13]
  • Native label: Ejército Popular Sandinista[14]
  • Short name: EPS[15]

Why It Matters

Sandinista Popular Army has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Nicaragua

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Miluethi · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → Nicaraguan Army
    Commanded by → Humberto Ortega
    Inception → +1979-08-22T00:00:00Z
    Wikidata description → armed forces of Nicaragua (1979–1995)
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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