Truckloads of uniformed Sandinista supporters have appeared in the streets chanting "Daniel!
Their new leader is a former Sandinista supporter.
He urged Sandinista supporters not to surrender the streets to "enemies of the revolution."
Earlier, Sandinista supporters threw water bombs as her motorcade arrived in the baseball stadium for the inaugural speech.
They were also backed by the widespread distribution of automatic weapons to Sandinista supporters.
But circumstances may force him to reach out to Sandinista supporters.
Many rank-and-file Sandinista supporters also stayed away, and the turnout was smaller by several thousands than it was in 1983.
But Sandinista supporters quickly rallied to form a human wall around the residence, thwarting the Mayor's plan.
Furious at such attempts to lay a claim to their party's symbol, Sandinista supporters acted to recover what they could of Sandino's physical legacy.
Mrs. Chamorro also said weapons given to civilian Sandinista supporters by the departing administration should be "recovered and destroyed."