Bill Stewart
Journalist, Deceased Person
1941 – 1979
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Who was Bill Stewart?
William D. "Bill" Stewart was an American journalist with ABC News who was summarily murdered by Nicaraguan government National Guard forces while reporting on the Nicaraguan Revolution as Sandinista rebel forces were closing in on the capital city of Managua in 1979. Footage of his execution was repeatedly broadcast on network television, resulting in the rapid withdrawal of popular and military support for the Somoza regime by the United States.
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- Born
- 1941
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Ohio State University
- Died
- Jun 20, 1979
Managua
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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