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* Anti-Somozistas who had supported the revolution but felt betrayed by the Sandinista government – e. g. Edgar Chamorro, prominent member of the political directorate of the FDN, or Jose Francisco Cardenal, who had briefly served in the Council of State before leaving Nicaragua out of disagreement with the Sandinista government's policies and founding the Nicaraguan Democratic Union ( UDN ), an opposition group of Nicaraguan exiles in Miami.

Another example are the MILPAS ( Milicias Populares Anti-Sandinistas ), peasant militias led by disillusioned Sandinista veterans from the northern mountains.

Founded by Pedro Joaquín González ( known as " Dimas "), the Milpistas were also known as ( green corn ).

Even after his death, other MILPAS bands sprouted during 1980 – 1981.

The Milpistas were composed largely of the ( peasant ) highlanders and rural workers who would later form the rank and file of the rebellion.