land reform
noun
: measures designed to effect a more equitable distribution of agricultural land especially by governmental action
also
: the resulting redistribution
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The Somoza family dictatorship ruled Nicaragua from the 1930s until it was overthrown in 1979 by the Sandinistas, a left-wing guerrilla group that ushered in new social policies on education, healthcare and land reform.
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Corinne Paul, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2026
Advocating for land reforms Organization The CPI(M)’s highest authority is the All-India Party Congress, which finalizes the overall political strategy of the party and elects the Central Committee.
—Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
Thousands of white farmers in Zimbabwe had their land violently seized in the 2000s under a controversial land reform program intended to redress colonial-era land grabs.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
After decades of repression, the nation democratically elected Juan José Arévalo and then Jacobo Árbenz, under whom, in 1952, Guatemala implemented a land reform program that gave landless farmworkers their own undeveloped plots.
—Aaron Coy Moulton, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
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Corinne Paul, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2026
Advocating for land reforms Organization The CPI(M)’s highest authority is the All-India Party Congress, which finalizes the overall political strategy of the party and elects the Central Committee.
—Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
Thousands of white farmers in Zimbabwe had their land violently seized in the 2000s under a controversial land reform program intended to redress colonial-era land grabs.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
After decades of repression, the nation democratically elected Juan José Arévalo and then Jacobo Árbenz, under whom, in 1952, Guatemala implemented a land reform program that gave landless farmworkers their own undeveloped plots.
—Aaron Coy Moulton, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Land reform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20reform. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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