▁hard lin er , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁" pro long ed ▁people ' s ▁war " ▁t endency ▁within ▁the ▁F SL N ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁stated ▁in ▁an ▁interview : ▁" I ▁am ▁proud ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Sand in ista , ▁to ▁continue ▁being ▁faithful ▁to ▁the ▁red ▁and ▁black ▁flag ▁of ▁our ▁party , ▁to ▁continue ▁being ▁faithful ▁to ▁our ▁revolution ary ▁organization ; ▁and ▁to ▁die ▁proud ▁of ▁raising ▁the ▁front , ▁and ▁not ▁having ▁been ▁dis loy al ▁to ▁my ▁principles , ▁nor ▁dis loy al ▁with ▁my ▁friends ▁nor ▁my ▁compan ions , ▁nor ▁with ▁my ▁flag , ▁nor ▁with ▁my ▁c ries ▁of ▁war ." ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁B orge ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mat ag al pa ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁His ▁father , ▁Tom ás ▁B orge ▁Del g ado , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁August o ▁César ▁Sand ino ' s ▁deput y ▁command ers ▁during ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁occupation ▁of ▁Nic ar agua , ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁From ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁B orge ▁integrated ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁Som o za ▁family ▁dict ator ship , ▁which ▁had ▁ruled ▁Nic ar agua ▁since ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Sand ino . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁began ▁particip ating ▁in ▁revolution ary ▁activities , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ,