Cruz continued to clash with Sandinista policies, and resigned as ambassador in November 1981, returning to the IADB.

The Contras were soon under the control of Nicaraguan business elites who opposed Sandinista policies to seize their assets.

After the 1990 election, the Chamorro government placed education in the hands of critics of Sandinista policy, who imposed more conservative values on the curriculum.

He has since become retrospectively critical of certain Sandinista policies that he views as having turned the country against the FSLN.

Early on, Mr. Kinzer saw that Sandinista policies were alienating ordinary Nicaraguans.

Most of its members were young Nicaraguan peasants and workers, driven by Sandinista policies to the point of rebellion.

While the Sandinistas press her to leave intact the changes they made, former contra rebels and rightists are demanding that Sandinista policies be overturned.

They were indigenous groups that came together and proceeded to take up arms against Sandinista policies, not mercenaries of the United States.

Sandinista policy crippled their businesses, some vital to the country, but a modest bank account in Miami could still finance an opulent lifestyle.

Washington is also worried that Sandinista policies will return with Mr. Ortega.