Activity 4.4: Famous on My country’s Television. Famous on My country’s Television Comandante Carlos Fonseca Amador Carlos Fonseca Amador was a prominent Nicaraguan revolutionary leader and founder of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), a political and guerrilla movement that played an important role in the Nicaraguan revolution and overthrew the governm ent of Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979. Full name: Carlos Fonseca Amador Date of birth: 23 June 1936 Date of death: November 8, 1976 Place of birth: La Paz Centro, Nicaragua Occupation: Revolutionary and leader of the FSLN