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World Service,22 Nov 2002,27 mins

Joining the Sandinistas

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Why a middle class mother left her comfortable life to join the Sandinista revolutionary group. Also the impact of Nelson Mandela's first speech after his release from prison, how poet Michael Rosen used the power of his verse to help him deal with the death of his son, Peter Shaw on escaping from kidnappers in Georgia. Plus, a visit to death row prisoner Aimal Khan Kasi and music from Shania Twain.

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