When the AK-47s Fall Silent Revolutionaries, Guerrillas, and the Dangers of Peace

by Brown, Timothy C.

• ISBN13: 9780817998424
• ISBN10: 081799842X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press

Summary

The majority of Latin American revolutionaries and guerrillas have now laid down their weapons and opted to participate in that region's democratic processes. What brought about this transformation? When the AK-47s Fall Silent brings together for the first time many of these former Latin revolutionaries from both sides of the conflicts—who tell their own stories, in their own words.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
List of Abbreviations	xi
Foreword---Cuauhtemoc Cardenas	xiii
Acknowledgments	xix
``¡Hijo de Puta! Why Did We Ever Fight?''	1	(8)
PART I. REVOLUTIONARIES
Jose Obidio ``Pepe'' Puente Leon, the Living Link	9	(44)
Alejandro Perez Bustamante Sandino's Bodyguard	53	(14)
Alejandro Martinez Saenz Comandante Martinez	67	(24)
Plutarco Elias Hernandez Sancho Comandante Marcial	91	(22)
Jose Eduardo Sancho Castaneda Comandante Ferman Cienfuegos	113	(28)
PART II. GUERRILLAS
Encarnacion Baldivia Chavarria Comandante Tigrillo	141	(20)
Oscar Sobalvarro Garcia Comandante Culebra/Ruben	161	(24)
Saris Perez Angelica Maria	185	(22)
Salomon Osorno Coleman Comandante Blass	207	(22)
PART III. THE DANGERS OF PEACE
Ambassador Myles R. R. Frechette An American Diplomat	229	(10)
Major General Ian Douglas A United Nations General	239	(16)
Sergio Caramagna An OAS Peacemaker	255	(16)
Timothy Charles Brown Editor	271	(10)
Appendix	281	(4)
End Notes	285	(16)
Bibliography	301	(4)
Index	305