Comandante Daniel and Compañera Rosario, Co-Presidents of Nicaragua,
in the Central Event Celebrating the 47th Anniversary of the Sandinista Popular Revolution
July 19th 2026
Address by Rosario
We have a Patriotic Nation!
We have a Patriotic Nation!
We have a Patriotic Nation!
Long live Sandino!
Long live the Sandinista National Liberation Front!
Long live the Sandinista Popular Revolution!
Viva Daniel!
Viva Daniel!
Viva Daniel!
47/19, Always Further On!
47/19, All of Us Together Are Going Onward!
Together we make History!
Together we are Glory!
All Together We are Victories!
Long live Nicaragua, Blessed, Glorious,
Forever Dignified and Free!
Our victory is Peace!
Our victory is Peace!
Our victory is Peace!
We are living Glorious Times bequeathed to us by our Heroes, our Forbears and Martyrs... We live with Sandino, a Patriotic Nation and Freedom, a Patriotic Nation and Humanity, a Free Nation, a Sovereign Nation, a Patriotic Nation and Peace!
We are advancing in these Sacred Lands which God has provided for our Proud and Honorable Nicaraguan People... We go onward as guerrillas of Light and Love, consolidating the Peace that is our Miracle and our Victory.
We advanced in Dignity and National Decorum, as Sandino wanted, as Sandino, General of Free Men and Women, our Nicaragua’s greatest National Hero, mandated.
Bravery, Nobility, Sovereignty are an inalienable National Heritage, a Legacy of the Sacred and Holy Blood that nourishes and waters all of our Sacred Geography. We defend that Legacy by making our way in the Vigor and Glory of being free, sublime guerrillas of a Patriotic Nation, of Peace and of Humanity.
Sandino, General of Free Men and Women...
Benjamin Zeledon, General of a Patriotic Nation and of Certainties...
Andrés Castro, Symbol of the Infinite Courage of Nicaraguans...
The Army in Defense of National Sovereignty, the Spiritual Guardian of Peace...
Rigoberto López Pérez, the Indispensable Patriot...
Carlos Fonseca Amador, Tayacán, Victor over Death...
Tomás, of Incorruptible Strength...
With the millions of us who are the Soul, the breath, the inspiration of this Race of ours, which knows about Struggles and about Honor... today we confirm that our Battles vibrate in the White-and-Blue of our Sky, the White-and-Blue of our Glorious Flag, and in the Immortal Red-and-Black that comes to us, coming to us in the Transcendent and Eternal Spirit of Diriangén, of Nicarao, of Adiact, of the Indian Archers, of the Original Peoples and Afro-descendants, who in this corner of our Nicaragua are Lights, True Lights, Sublime Truths and Splendid Guarantees of the Great Spirit that daily strengthens the value of Peace and from which we proclaim :
A Sovereign Nicaragua...! Hardworking and Industrious, a Secure, Just, Fraternal, Prosperous Nicaragua, with the Certain Hope of an exalted, fresh and glorious Peace, crossing our Sky and our Lands in Flight, as an Infinite Path, as a Family, with the Love and Strength that is God's Grace.
For all the Families of our Heroes, Forebears and Martyrs, our inexhaustible source of Love, which is Faith, dedicated to the realization of Supreme Dreams, our Supreme Dreams, and the highest Ideals of Humanity.
At 47 Light Years, we relive and review so many Historic, Glorious, Memorable Moments, Springs of Identity, Strength and Victories that we sanctify today in the name of Peace and Affection.
To all Nicaragua’s Families on this Day of Courage and Joy... on this Day for confirming our ineffable Nicaraguan Identity... on this day of vibrant, brilliant principles, of perennial protagonism, our respect and recognition, our commitment as a People President to Peace, Justice and Truth, to Paths, Horizons and the Future that are all of us, proud militants of the deepest Spirituality, of immovable convictions, of inexhaustible flows risen from the great and powerful Blessings with which God endows us, as His Wisdom, enhancing the virtues that constitute our legacy and our duty to the Future that is Peace.
Nicaragua Triumphs in Peace and Unity! Nicaragua is an Enlightened Life, A Temple, a Sanctuary, a reborn over and over, Testimony, deep, genuine, tireless Love, Inaugurating always and Always Further On, in Historic Times, God's Times, which are Times of Life, of Miracles and Constant Portents.
We are Together, Every One of Us Together, and that is the most valuable and important thing, the fundamental thing for our Present and for our Future; our Future which can never renounce the Force of Peace, which gives us Security, Stability, Well-being, Prosperity, and immense Joy in every Home, for every Family for whom we work among the burning prayers of our Sun, receiving with magnificent Humility and Serenity the Holy and Sacred Power of God.
Here we go and here we are... in the wave of Eternal Youth, with Wings on the Wind and Candles to the Wind, listening for and renewing through the air, the bells of Freedom, Unity, Humility, of Triumphs and Victories for Brother and Sisterhood, of Peace, of Indispensable Breath and Vitality, of the Verve and Brightness of a Patriotic Nation and a People who never stop making their way, for we do not stop making our way, forging and consolidating, Concord, Union and Liberation.
Nicaragua Triumphs in Peace and Unity!
After 47 Years of so much Commitment, of so much Conviction, of so much Life, with the Conscience that grows and is the Soul and Heart of this Our Nation, we proclaim that we are the very same People of Peace, the same Good People, the same People of Christ Jesus, the same People of God, assuming all its Values, all its Principles, all its Foundations, all its Essence, all its Brilliance, and all that Great, Miraculous, Portentous, Powerful, Potent and Victorious Spirit of the Redeemer of the World, of the Eternal Prince of Peace, of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
What do we call out?
What do we call out?
There’s no stopping the People...!
FSLN!
Compañeras and Compañeros, all our Heroes, all our Martyrs and all their families, who live their Legacy in this Blessed, Proud and Forever Free nation, preside over this Event Celebrating Peace and Affection, as they should.
Presiding over this event are Nicaragua’s Brave, Heroic and Formidable Families, who from every point of our Sacred Geography join in this Magnificent and Glorious Celebration of Peace.
In this “John Paul II” Plaza of Faith we vibrate to the sounds and music of Concord and of the honorable daily struggles to defend it, to defend Peace, to exalt it, to beatify it... Peace, the Gift of God, the Sublime Patrimony of Humanity and of our Blessed Nicaragua.
Among the Young People of all times, among the valiant Brothers and Sisters, Soldiers, Officers, Police, all custodians of Peace, Security, Stability and the Joy of living peacefully, we are honored to celebrate this Christian, Socialist, Solidarity Holiday.
We have accompanying us :
The Presidency and Directorate of the National Assembly of Nicaragua... Doctor Gustavo Porras; Heroic Compañera Amada Pineda, a National Hero; Doctor Arling Alonso, First Vice-President, and Compañera Loria Raquel Dixon Brautigam, First Secretary. To every one of them, a big round of applause. For the great work they do every day, promoting, discussing and ratifying laws for the development of our Nicaragua.
The Attorney General's Office... Dr. Wendy Morales, Attorney General of Justice; Compañero Hernaldo José Chamorro Díaz, who also attends the Nicaragua’s Public Prosecution Office; Compañera María Elieth Esquivel Tinoco, Co-Comptroller General of the Republic, and too Compañero Luis Alberto Rodríguez, Co-Comptroller General of the Republic, and Compañera Yahoska María Méndez Gutiérrez, Procurator for the Defense of Human Rights.
The Presidency and Members of the Supreme Electoral Council are also here with us. Heroic Compañera Brenda Rocha, its Presiding Magistrate; Compañero Comandante Lumberto Campbell, Magistrate and Vice President, also Secretary of the Presidency for the Caribbean Coast; heroic Compañera Alma Nubia Baltodano, Magistrate; and Brother, Compañero, Cairo Amador, Magistrate.
From the Supreme Court of Justice we are accompanied by the heroine Ana Julia Guido, Magistrate; the heroine Rosa Argentina Solís Dávila, also a Magistrate, and Dr. Manuel Fuertes Toledo, Magistrate.
By the Armed Forces of the Nicaragua’s glorious Army, the General Command... Compañero Army General Julio César Avilés Castillo, Commander-in-Chief; Compañero Colonel General Bayardo Ramón Rodríguez Ruiz, Chief of the General Staff; Compañero Colonel General Marvin Elías Corrales Rodríguez, Inspector General; also the wives of the three Compañeros; and the Military Council of the Military Forces of the Army of Nicaragua... Nicaragua’s Glorious Army!
The National Command of our National Police, First Commissioner General Francisco Javier Díaz Madriz; Commissioner General Juan Victoriano Ruiz, Co-Chief of the Police Forces; Commissioner General Fernando Javier Ocón, Deputy Director General, and all the National Council of the National Police.
From the Ministry of the Interior, we are accompanied by Minister Compañera María Amelia Coronel Kinloch; Commissioner General Luis Cañas, Vice Minister; Compañera Karla Salinas Vice Minister, and all the Board of Directors of the Ministry of the Interior.
For our economy which, thank God, is going well, for investment and everything that has to do with studying investment proposals and their development in our Country, the President of the Central Bank of Nicaragua, Compañero Ovidio Reyes; Compañero Laureano Ortega, Advisor to the Presidency for the Economy and Investments; Compañera Sara Amelia Rosales Castellón, Superintendent of Banks and other Financial Institutions; Compañero Retired Major General Denis Membreño, Director of the UAF; the President of the Economic Commission of the National Assembly, Compañero Wálmaro Gutiérrez; the Minister of Development, Industry and Commerce, Compañero Erwin Ramírez; Comrade Nicolás Espinoza, Deputy Minister of Finance and Public Credit; Compañeros Salvador Mansell, Minister of Energy, and Ervin Barreda, Minister of Water, in charge of all the work through these hours of the National Event; Doctor Roberto López, President of the INSS; Compañero Eddy Medrano, Director of the General Directorate of Customs, and our Brother Martín Rivas, Director of the tax Office, the DGI.
On the part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, we warmly greet Compañero Foreign Minister, Retired General Denis Moncada; Compañero Minister Advisor to the Presidency for Policy and International Relations, Iván Lara Palacios; to Minister also of the Presidency for the Foreign Ministry, Compañera Yaosca Calderón. And to our Ambassador to the different countries of Europe, Compañero Maurizio Gelli, Minister Ambassador for Europe and Special Headquarters; and his Wife.
We are accompanied by the Diplomatic Missions and Organizations which live and work in our Nicaragua of Peace and Well-Being.
Also entrepreneurs from so many Continents of the World.
International communication workers who have been, and are, participants of this historic celebration.
Brother and Sister Representatives of Social Movements, Political Parties, and too Brothers and Sisters in Solidarity for Justice, Love and Peace, who have connected, are connected on line to these celebrations of Peace in Nicaragua and the World.
And at this presiding table, of course, always at the center, our Comandante Daniel.
We Are Youth, We Are Presidents, We Are Family, We Are Blessed and Forever Free Nicaragua, we are Peace, Love, Faith, Hope. We are the Future.
Families, Workers, Farmers, Producers, Craftspeople, Traders, Professionals, Communicators, Artists, Entrepreneurs, Business people, Builders, Native Peoples and Afro-descendants, all who strive and fight, here we are, Nicaraguans all by the Grace of God, and All Together, Let Us go Onward!
Our Paths, our Victories, our Triumphs, our Battles; our Calm, Powerful, Glorious, Humble and Industrious Life, is the patrimony of Everyone, and from that Good Life, in Security, Stability, Peace and Prosperity, we sing, celebrating the Love of Loves, the Dignity and Incorruptible Strength of a Believing, Devout People and the source of all Power... a people of God.
Go ahead, Comandante...!
We are going to win through, and we know it...! We will win!
We live in a World of debauchery, a World where Hatred seems to proliferate like a hellish curse... a world where every day we seem more separated and distant from one other, and we do not acknowledge our condition as a Human Family... in a World of discord, threats and permanent alteration of the Principles of all Beliefs, Religions, and practices of Faith... in a World where we seem to ignore the Ancestral Wisdom, the Indispensable Serenity, the Virtuosity of Understanding and Respect... in a World where darkness, perversity, destruction and death seem to prevail, in this World, and in no other, as Revolutionaries, as Patriotic Nicaraguans, as Sandinistas, as Citizens of the Planet, it is up to us to propose and practice Peace and Good, Peace and Progress against Poverty; Peace and Good; Peace, Justice, Solidarity, Brother and Sisterhood, and True Truths, to continue building and to continue raising up the Values and the Banners of all the Prophets, of all the Visionaries, of all the Wise Men, of all the Saints, of all the Enlightened, of all combative people, of all the Heroes, of all the Humble, those who live among simple Peoples and never stop proclaiming, as we do in Nicaragua, OUR VICTORY IS PEACE!
In a World of so much ignorance, knowledge must prevail...! This is the Planet where the Magnificent History of Civilizations and Culture should be the Foundation Stone of our Human Family, and we must indeed assume it in order to make our way, to grow, to advance, in the Great Fraternity of Peoples and Nations we want to build, going Onward, from Respect; creating, promoting, developing, consolidating the Alliance of Everyone, for the Sake of Everyone, because, in the words of our Dario, “When a Nation is small, one dreams of it being Great”.
Our Love, our Brother and Sisterhood, from this Plaza of Faith “John Paul II”, from this Dignified and Free, Fraternal Nicaragua, from this Nicaragua of Ours, our Solidarity with all the Peoples of the World.
Words of Daniel
Good evening, beloved Brothers and Sisters who inhabit this Heroic Patriotic Nation of Sandino.
This event is currently being presided over by the President... The People President!
Compañera Rosario, Co-President, presides; Compañero Army General Julio César Avilés Castillo presides over the General Command of the Military Forces of the Nicaraguan Army. And it is the whole of Nicaragua that presides, because in all the Municipalities and Departments, of our country, Nicaraguans are there, which is what gives rise to, I would even say, formally establishing in the Constitution, the principle that the one who presides over the Presidency is the People President, the Youth President, the Workers President, the Peasants President.
Because, how much grief and how much blood it has meant for our People to reach this 47th Anniversary; how much grief, how much blood has it cost the People of Nicaragua to reach this 47th Anniversary, having gone through earlier Heroic Struggles, such as those waged by the Nicaraguan People in San Jacinto, where peasants and workers, led by General Estrada, fought, and where stood out the heroism of Andrés Castro who threw that stone and brought down the enemy.
How much grief, how much blood, how much wealth was stolen from this country during the occupation of the US troops, sent to murder Sandino. But Sandino fought, gave battle and they could not make him surrender. Yes, for several years the US troops even used aviation against the humble troops of General Sandino’s Army in Defense of National Sovereignty; barefoot peasants, others with their caites, with their sandals, but with great strength.
They sent their aviation to bomb, to strafe with their aviation to make the Army in Defense of National Sovereignty surrender. But General Sandino and his army did not surrender. Those were years of combat! And we Nicaraguans must always keep this in mind, the youth must keep it in mind, because the diabolical beasts are always seeking to dominate the world’s Peoples, to steal the wealth those Peoples have.
We have a very clear example, there in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, where Chávez, we had him with us here, a Brother, after all, he died and another President who gave continuity to those relations with Nicaragua and Latin America, President Nicolás, continued as President of Venezuela.
And what did they do with all their might? They went and stormed the Presidential Residence where Nicolás was with his wife Cilia; they killed all the bodyguards who were there, most of them were Cubans, and they took him to put him in a prison in the United States. Look what a monstrosity, a monstrosity.
Who are the people who have the capacity to practice these monstrosities? Those who, in the service of the great powers, ask them to do the same with Cuba, Fidel's Cuba, Raúl's Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel's Cuba, Brothers, Comrades. They have been blockaded for more than 60 years, but they have resisted.
Ah, but then there are Cubans living in the United States, who ask the American government to invade Cuba militarily and to take prisoner, as they took Nicolás, to take prisoner the Comandante of the Revolution, Army General Raúl Castro.
Our respect, our embrace, our greeting to the People of Cuba, to Raúl, and to Miguel Díaz-Canel, as well as for the People of Bolívar; and for the President who is being held prisoner there in the United States, and for his wife, our solidarity and our affection.
And there is no International Body there that cares.
There are also some sell-outs here, the same ones who sold the nation to the North American troops. When there was a war between Liberals and Conservatives, the Liberals were advancing, they were advancing, led by Moncada, but then others began asking the Yankees to come with their troops to defend them, otherwise, the Liberals were going to take over Nicaragua.
And so it turned out, but in fact the United States troops came to create the conditions that would allow them to dominate Nicaragua, and even murder Sandino. Because Sandino of course, who was a Liberal, when he saw the betrayal by Moncada, the Liberals’ leader, Sandino did not accept it and organized the Army in Defense of National Sovereignty.
That's why, as the Heroic Comandante, Ernesto Che Guevara, used to say, the Imperialists of the Earth, not only the Yankee Empire, because there are empires elsewhere, you can't believe even a least bit like that, not even the least bit like that can you believe from them.
Here how very much it has cost us to defend the Revolution... So many battles! First, the battle fought inthe time of General Estrada, when Andrés Castro struck down the Yankee with a stone and they had to retreat; then, the battle Sandino fought, whom they could not defeat, but what they did was invite him to sign an Agreement, an Armistice, a Peace Agreement, whereby Sandino was then going to stop the combat and the Country was going to live in Peace.
And since Sandino wanted peace, in the end he accepted. But what did that mean? It meant that General Sandino was invited, so when he had spent over a week, two weeks of meetings, Sandino was coming down from the mountains so they were meeting here in the self-same Presidential Residence, when the President was another Liberal, Sacasa.
So, there he was invited to a dinner. He arrived at the dinner, at the Presidential Residence, the President was there, the President's daughter was there, several Ministers were there; but the Yankees had by then made Somoza Head of the National Guard. So it was a trap they set for Sandino, because when he went to the dinner, there quietly, they had already prepared Sandino's murder.
When he came down from the Presidency, he was detained by Somoza's Guards, who at that very time were being directed and managed by the United States Ambassador to Nicaragua, who was the person who gave Somoza directions, and in that way they captured Sandino. And the President's daughter came to speak for him, but they ignored her, and they shot him with two other Compañeros.
They were murdered and their corpses were disappeared, thinking in that way that people would forget about Sandino, but they didn't realize that, because Sandino had fought that Battle and because he was murdered in that way, then the country’s Youth, led by Comandante Carlos, founded the Sandinista National Liberation Front, inspired, indeed, by Sandino's example and unwilling to fall into a similar trap.
And thanks to Comandante Carlos and other Brothers like Tomás, like Colonel Santos López who had fought in the Sandino Army, the Sandinista National Liberation Front managed to consolidate, develop, and finally managed to defeat the Dictatorship, even though the dictatorship was supported by the US Government, was financed by the US Government, was completely at the service of the United States.
But well, they fixed their choices so that already in any election they knew who was going to get elected, and that it had to always be a somocista, ready to kneel before the yanquis; otherwise, they wouldn't get elected. And so governments that they called Liberal were coming about; but they were really governments put in place by the Yankees, and managed by Somoza.
Meanwhile, the Sandinista Front began its battle, the struggle began, the combat began, in difficult conditions, in which that song fits well: "Don't give up my Compa, don't be a faint of heart, for the Nation needs your valor and your courage.” And that is what the Patriotic Nation needs in these times, from the country’s Youth and People, a People and a Youth that stands fast.
Because do not believe just because there is no war we are at Peace... No! Others live conspiring away, organizing, looking for how to organize political parties, so that in an election they are supposed to take part in, then those parties win the elections. And this is the objective of the narrative that political parties put in place by the Yankees, put in place by the Somocistas, will once again reach the government... Never! Never! Never!
We have been making enormous efforts here so that the Country is at Peace, but let's remember how in 2018, when we had agreements with the business people, with the somocista business people, we had a great agreement there for Peace, and the agreement was taking its course, but suddenly came the stab, they organized the coup attempt, using funds from the United States to recruit young people and adults, preparing them, training them, arming them, so as to overthrow the legitimate Government of the Sandinista Front.
They tried. The blood of young people, adults, women, children flowed here, blood was spilled, and in the end there was no other way except to respond to them with the force of the People's anger. When they had paralyzed the country, after they had put roadblocks everywhere; then there was no other way for the Police, along with the Volunteer Police, along with young people, to set out and clear those roadblocks. And there was not one roadblock left.
Oh, but then there were the complaints, lamenting, after they had murdered people, after they had destroyed schools, for they had burned down schools...
So, here we have to keep working to continue developing activities that benefit the impoverished, housing for the impoverished, land for peasant families, free schools.
Here from the Triumph, and from the Triumph we had after the coup attempt, here we had already decreed by law that education was free, that it could not be charged for, neither Primary, nor Secondary, nor University education. And we are building more Schools, with all the latest technologies.
But there they are, keeping a low profile, wanting to win elections so to make money via the public school system. But they can forget about that, there will be no elections like that again here, no more elections via which they can try cheating their way to government so as cheat their way to taking power.
And we are going to work, with the National Assembly and with the corresponding organizations, on the laws, because we have to make laws that put up a wall, a barrier, to the coup mongers, to the quislings, so that no matter how much money the Yankees give them, they will not prevail. They will not prevail! They won't be able to!
We salute the Diplomatic Corps present at this Event. Let's have applause, compañeras and compañeros, please. And for the other Special Guests there, Businessmen, etc., who are in Patriotic Work.
And tonight we want, once again, to ratify the commitment we have to Peace. Let's not allow ourselves to be provoked, because they may want to provoke us so that we fall into that provocation, and that's where violence comes from. But if there is a provocation, immediately one should go to the Authorities, to the Police, so that those who are trying to provoke violence, destruction, death, are captured, and then prosecuted, as has had to be done for several months.
Then they come out lamenting, they come out complaining, from the United States they come out complaining that poor innocent people are being detained, when really they are scoundrels, when they are really criminals, when they are murderers, and even with the evidence of those murders, they still don't understand.
That is why, defending Peace is a fundamental task so as to guarantee the continuity of Employment, of Public Works, of Hospitals, of Universities, of Housing, of all the Projects we are developing and will continue to develop, even if the Devil himself gets in front of us. We'll make the Sign of the Cross to the devil, we'll show him the Cross, and he'll run away.
And we are in this Plaza which bears the name of Juan Pablo who came to Nicaragua, and recently, the Cardinal was meeting with His Holiness the Pope, the new Pope, who has shown great strength to denounce those who want to oppress the world’s Peoples. And we say to the Holy Father: Thank you, Thank You, Thank You, for your Blessings!
Address by Compañera Darling Hernández
Minister of Youth prior to the Peace Parade
Good evening, Comandante Daniel Ortega; good evening, Compañera Rosario Murillo; Compañeros and Compañeras of the Nicaraguan Army; Compañeras and Compañeros of the National Police; Compañeras and Compañeros of the Ministry of the Interior; Compañeras and Compañeros of our Glorious Sandinista Youth of July 19th; Families and People President.
The dreams of the Heroic Youth of all times, Nicaragua’s Youth, Revolutionary and Evolutionary, Sandinistas by the Grace of God, are being fulfilled at a steady pace, as they should be, and as is the case, with the Grace of the Heavenly Father. Youth makes its way in Times of Victories, Youth that is Vocation, Life and Hope and Certainty for the Future.
We are going onward, with this Committed Youth, in a Revolution of Peace and Affection, a Revolution that is freeing us from Poverty. A Revolution of Everyone and for the Sake of Everyone.
The Sandinista Youth of July 19th, Heroic, Always Victorious, Proudly Advances in this Plaza, makes its way in the Plaza of Faith, John Paul II... in Study, in Sports, in Art, in Culture, in Science, in Education, in the Always Further On, of all our Aspirations and Merits.
The Youth who believe, because they do believe, that Struggle is the Highest of Songs, and that the Victories and Triumphs of Peace, Dignity, and Life, are absolutely True.
With a Youth that Dreams, that Works, that Thinks, that Celebrates, that Aspires, that Inspires, that Continues to Be, Let's Go Onward.
Onward Youth! The future is ours!