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A member of the insurrectional faction of the FSLN that defeated Anastasio Somoza García on 1979.
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The Insurrectionalists faction, led by brothers Daniel and Humberto Ortega and Mexican-born Victor Tirado, gradually assumed international prominence as the group most capable of waging direct war against Somoza.
While the Insurrectionalists did seek aid from various sectors, their reputation as moderates was an illusion.
The GPP and the Insurrectionalists were particularly influenced by Sandino's nationalist and moral (not scientific) movement.
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The situation changed in 1976 when a third distinct faction within the FSLN emerged, the Terceristas or Insurrectionalists.