Augusto Cesar Sandino

Augusto Cesar Sandino led a small force of Nicaraguan rebels in an attack on the US Marine garrison at Ocotal. The battle resulted in heavy casualties for Sandino's forces but marked the beginning of his six-year guerrilla war against the US occupation.

Sandino established the Defending Army of National Sovereignty (EDSN) to fight the US occupation and the Nicaraguan government. The army grew to several thousand fighters and used guerrilla tactics to resist US forces.

Sandino refused to accept the Treaty of Tipitapa, which ended the civil war between liberal and conservative factions and allowed US forces to remain. His rejection led to his continued insurgency against the US and the Nicaraguan government.

Sandino was assassinated by members of the National Guard under the orders of Anastasio Somoza Garcia, after leaving a meeting with President Juan Bautista Sacasa. His death ended the resistance but made him a martyr for anti-imperialist movements.