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My Country, Nicaragua

Barbara Henniger, East Germany, 1980s, Ken Lawrence Collection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    “My country, Nicaragua” “Weapons and hands up!”
This poster is a likely reference to the U.S. backed Contras and their opposition to the Sandinista government. East Germany provided medical and military aid to the Sandinista government of Nicaragua until the reunification of Germany in 1990.