Jimmy Carter abandoned the Sandinista government, Somozas, Castros and accepted the new Nicaraguan leadership under the Sandinistas.
During his presidency, Jimmy Carter shifted U.S. foreign policy in Latin America. In Nicaragua, the previous Somoza regime had been a long-time ally of the United States but it was characterized by authoritarianism and human rights abuses.
The Sandinistas were a leftist revolutionary group that had overthrown the Somoza government in 1979. Carter decided to engage with the Sandinistas in an attempt to promote democracy and stability in the region.
He provided economic assistance and humanitarian aid while encouraging the Sandinistas to pursue democratic reforms. But, his approach faced criticism from some who believed that the Sandinistas were moving too close to the Soviet Union and that Carter's policies were not effectively containing their influence.