Sandinista Popular Army
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The Sandinista Popular Army (or People's Army; Ejército Popular Sandinista) was the military established by the new Sandinista government to replace the National Guard, following the overthow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. In post-Sandinista Nicaragua, it has been remolded into the National Army of Nicaragua.
Joaquín Cuadra was chief of staff, serving Defense Minister Humberto Ortega.
A draft, called the Patriotic Military Service (Servicio Militar Patriótico), was instituted in 1983.
The special forces Tropas Pablo Ubeda came under the Ministry of Interior.
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[edit] Order of Battle
The following is a non-exhaustive listing.
[edit] Brigades
| 1 | San Rafael del Norte |
| 4 | Matagalpa |
| 5 | Puerto Cabezas |
| 7 | Juigalpa |
| 9 | San Carlos |
| 21 | Somotillo |
| 52 | Santo Tomas |
| 62 | Granada |
| 63 | Nueva Guinea |
| 242 | Altagracia |
| 243 | Jinotega |
| 311 | Quilalí |
| 312 | Ocotal |
| 313 | San Juan de Limay |
| 314 | Jalapa |
| 361 | Matiguás |
| 363 | San José de Bocay |
| 364 | Jinotega |
| 366 | Siuna |
[edit] BLI
Irregular Warfare Battalion (Batallón de Lucha Irregular)
- Pedro Altamirano
- Pedro Arauz Palacios
- Simón Bolívar
- Juan Gregorio Colindres
- Francisco Estrada
- Rufo Marín
- Farabundo Martí
- Santos López
- Miguel Angel Ortiz
- Germán Pomares
- Ramón Raudales
- Heriberto Reyes
- Sócrates Sandino
- Juan Pablo Umanzor
[edit] Light Hunter
Light Hunter Battalion (Batallón Ligero Cazador) a.k.a. BLC
- Ernesto Cabrera Cruz
- Gaspar García Laviana
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