The educational campaign began in March 1980 and ended in August of the same year. teleSUR
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00:00And Nicaragua commemorates the 45th anniversary of the country's literacy crusade.
00:05The educational campaign began in March 1980 and ended in August of the same year, with
00:10the participation of more than 90,582 young people and educators who formed the Popular
00:15Literacy Army.
00:18Nicaraguan authorities also described the campaign as important, taking into account
00:23that in 1979 the right of inherited illiteracy was more than 50%, and with the literacy crusade
00:29it was reduced to 12.9%.
00:32On the other hand, the initiative of the Sandinista revolution, with the help of countries such
00:36as Cuba, taught more than 400,000 people to read and write.