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son go, Somoza promised him that nothing was going to happen to his son, and that he would indeed release him. Instead, Somoza ordered a plot to entice Ayax to escape using an opening in the ceiling of his cell, which he did. It was a dark night and a guard posted on the rooftop was ordered to shoot Ayax as an opportunity presented itself to do so. As Ayax looked for a way off the roof onto the street, the guard shot Ayax in the face. The bullet entered his face through one eye. As this was an explosive round, the back of his head was blown into pieces. Years later, someone testified that guard that killed Ayax told him that when he confronted ayax in the rooftop of the prison, he said to him: "Asi te queria agarrar, Chelito" ( that's how I wanted to get you, blondie), referring to his white skin and blond hair. Ayax died instantly.
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Delgado was captured after participating in "illegal" demonstrations, but he was also implicated in a bombing that claimed the life of a watchman guarding "Casa Pellas", a business of a renowned Managua businessman. Santiago Delgado (who died in 2012 at the age of 99) begged Somoza to let his
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Delgado was a typical member of the several student organizations opposing the Somoza regime. Many of these students came from middle- and upper-middle-class families. Many of them were killed or tortured under Somoza's repressive government.
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