The article's lead section may need to be rewritten. Please help improve the lead and read the lead layout guide.(November 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Ben Linder
Linder with Nicaraguan children
Born
(1959-07-07)July 7, 1959
Died
April 28, 1987(1987-04-28) (aged 27)
Nationality
American
Occupation
Engineer
Known for
Electrification work in rural Nicaragua, murdered while working on a hydroelectric facility near El Cuá[1]
Benjamin Ernest "Ben" Linder (July 7, 1959 – April 28, 1987), was an American engineer. While working on a small hydroelectric dam in rural northern Nicaragua, Linder was killed by the Contras, a loose confederation of rebel groups funded by the U.S. government.
The autopsy report stated that Linder had gunshot wounds to the back of the legs (indicating he had his back to the killers) , while on the ground he suffered multiple wounds to his face ( the coroner noted: as from an ice pick) and died from a close range gunshot to the head. The other two men were also executed in the same way. It is unknown if they were similarly tortured first. There was no mention in Linder’s autopsy report of grenade fragments.
Coming at a time when U.S. support for the Contras was already highly controversial, Linder's death made front-page headlines around the world and further polarized opinion in the United States.
"Ben" Linder (July 7, 1959 – April 28, 1987), was an American engineer. While working on a small hydroelectric dam in rural northern Nicaragua, Linder...
The Death of BenLinder: The Story of a North American in Sandinista Nicaragua is a biographical account of the life of BenLinder, an American engineer...
Linder may refer to: Linder (river), Bavaria, Germany Linder Peak, Antarctica Linder Glacier, Antarctica Linder Township, Greene County, Illinois Alex...
told from her father, Homer's, perspective. The book was dedicated to BenLinder, who was killed by the Contras on April 28, 1987. The novel features some...
Contras in El Salvador and Nicaragua. Fragile The song is a tribute to BenLinder, an American civil engineer who was killed by the Contras in 1987 while...
Canadian Broadcasting Company, and NPR. She is the author of The Death of BenLinder: The Story of a North American in Sandinista Nicaragua and has contributed...
served as the first national secretary of the Anti-Defamation League BenLinder (1959–1987), engineer and internationalist murdered by Contras while working...
S2CID 157079721. Retrieved 8 December 2020. Kruckewitt. The Death of BenLinder. p. 84. Kornbluh, Peter (1987). Nicaragua, the Price of Intervention:...
S2CID 157079721. Retrieved 8 December 2020. Kruckewitt. The Death of BenLinder. p. 84. Kornbluh, Peter (1987). Nicaragua, the Price of Intervention:...
Cecil Yekuthial Linder (March 10, 1921 – April 10, 1992) was a Polish-born Canadian film and television actor. He was Jewish and managed to escape Poland...
Marc Cohn, singer-songwriter July 6 – Glenn Kessler, journalist July 7 – BenLinder, engineer (d. 1987) July 8 – Robert Knepper, actor July 9 – Kevin Nash...
College. ISBN 978-0-674-02593-6. Kruckewitt, Joan (2001). The Death of BenLinder. Seven Stories Press. Lancaster, Roger N. (1994). Life is Hard: Machismo...
(b. 1909) 1980 – Tommy Caldwell, American bass player (b. 1949) 1987 – BenLinder, American engineer and activist (b. 1959) 1989 – Esa Pakarinen, Finnish...
right wing human rights abuses. In 1987, a constituent of AuCoin's named BenLinder was killed by Contra forces while helping build a small hydroelectric...
Biography portal Ron Kovic Norman Morrison Charlie Liteky Roy Bourgeois BenLinder GI Coffeehouses GI Underground Press Rachel Corrie Addicted To War List...
Stickyminds August 2015 Practices for DevOps and Continuous Delivery, by BenLinders, InfoQ July 2015 Produce Better Software by Using a Layered Testing Strategy[dead...
John Elmer Linder (born September 9, 1942) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011....
Books. ISBN 0-8050-7861-4. Kruckewitt, J (7 August 2001). The Death of BenLinder: The Story of a North American in Sandinista Nicaragua. New York: Seven...
Michael Linder is an American television producer and broadcast journalist based in Los Angeles, currently an investigative reporter for KABC-AM and an...
Milton Alexander Linder (born June 30, 1966) is an American white supremacist. He is the founder and editor of the Vanguard News Network (VNN), an antisemitic...
Belcher Martin Bella Noel Cleal Phil Daley Les Davidson Greg Dowling Paul Dunn Ben Elias Steve Folkes Des Hasler Garry Jack Brett Kenny Les Kiss Terry Lamb...
Global Information
