<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> (1978--79) 10,000 total killed </P> (1981--89) 10,000--43,000 total killed, best estimate using most detailed battle information is 30,000 killed . </Td> </Tr> <P> (1978--79) 10,000 total killed </P> <P> The Nicaraguan Revolution (Spanish: Revolución Nicaragüense or Revolución Popular Sandinista) encompassed the rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s, the campaign led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) to violently oust the dictatorship in 1978--79, the subsequent efforts of the FSLN to govern Nicaragua from 1979 until 1990 and the Contra War which was waged between the FSLN - led government of Nicaragua and the United States - backed Contras from 1981 - 1990 . </P> <P> The Revolution marked a significant period in Nicaraguan history and revealed the country as one of the major proxy war battlegrounds of the Cold War with the events in the country rising to international attention . </P>

Which nation did sandinista rebels overthrow the dictator of in 1979