Matagalpa, 1930 – Managua, 2012 (Nicaragua)

By Orlando Nuñes Soto

During the Somoza dictatorship, Tomás Borge Martínez was imprisoned and narrowly escaped death, thanks to the solidarity of Nicaraguan social movements.

During the years of the Sandinista Revolution in power, he served as Minister of the Interior, overseeing the security of the revolutionary state. He was one of the leaders most criticized by Nicaragua’s bourgeois opposition and the U.S. government.

He was a member of the national leadership of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), a deputy in the National Parliament, and the vice secretary of this organization. Known for his poetic oratory, his speeches were highly passionate and revolutionary. He passed away at the age of 81.

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