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Nicaragua
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Nicaragua nikəˈrägwə the largest country in Central America, with a coastline on both the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean; capital, Managua. Colonized by the Spaniards, Nicaragua broke away from Spain in 1821 and, after brief membership of the United Provinces of Central America, became an independent republic in 1838. In 1979 the dictator Anastasio Somoza was overthrown by a popular revolution; the new left-wing Sandinista regime then faced a counterrevolutionary guerilla campaign by the U.S.-backed
Contras. (See
Iran-Contra Affair.) In the 1990 election the Sandinistas lost power to an opposition coalition.
Nicaraguan adj. & n.
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Nicaragua brightens as prospect for U.S. export growth.
Magazine article from: AgExporter; 12/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; Don't forget about Nicaragua - the roots of democracy have taken...is 4.5 percent. Improvement in Nicaragua's GDP, along with a jump in its...U.S. agricultural exports to Nicaragua nearly doubled in 1995 to a record...
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Nicaragua's First Cultural Series to Debut in South Florida and Washington, D.C.; Showcasing Nicaragua's Folkloric Masterpiece - El Gueguense - and Other Performing and Visual Arts.
Business Wire; 9/6/2006; 700+ words
; MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- The Nicaragua Tourism Board today announced the country's first Nicaragua Cultural Series, with a variety of performances and exhibits being presented during the months of October and November in South Florida and Washington...
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NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT & DONOR COUNTRIES ARE IN CONFLICT REGARDING TRANSPARENCY & UPCOMING ELECTIONS.
Newspaper article from: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs; 8/3/2000; 700+ words
; ...interest loans. That amount is greater than Nicaragua's export earnings. Private-sector...association Union of Agricultural Producers of Nicaragua (UPANEC), said Aleman's attitude...The G-5 comprises the ambassadors in Nicaragua from Canada, France, Spain, Sweden...
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COLOMBIA-NICARAGUA: DISPUTED OFFSHORE AREA RICH IN OIL RESERVES
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 7/20/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...that it would send a formal protest over Nicaragua's decision to allow foreign companies...s Pastrana most emphatically rejects Nicaragua's plans, which he described as a provocation...Colombia's Caracol radio station that Nicaragua had invited multinational companies to...
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NICARAGUA: HONDURAS AND COLOMBIA CLAIM NICARAGUA'S PLANNED OIL EXPLORATION IN CARIBBEAN VIOLATES TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES.
Newspaper article from: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs; 8/8/2002; 700+ words
; ...exploration also encroaches upon its territory. Nicaragua's territorial dispute with Honduras and Colombia...can be traced back to the US occupation of Nicaragua in the 1920s. In 1928, Nicaragua signed a treaty recognizing the 15th parallel...
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Nicaragua's complaint of aggression discussed by Security Council.
Magazine article from: UN Chronicle; 3/1/1984; 700+ words
; ...Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of...several fuel depots were destroyed". Nicaragua assigned responsibility to "those who...of aggression and provocation against Nicaragua". In letters to the Security Council...
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Nicaragua Says It Will Destroy Missiles
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/13/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...11-13-2004 Dateline: MANAGUA, Nicaragua US. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld...and Enrique Bolanos, President of Nicaragua at a press conference in the Presidential House of Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, 12, Nov. 2004. Rumsfeld...
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Nicaragua hopes ship comes in: Backers say building a canal to rival Panama's would fulfill the nation's `destiny,' but skeptics fear disappointing history is doomed to repeat itself.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 12/23/2006; 700+ words
; Byline: Oscar Avila Dec. 23--RIVAS, Nicaragua -- When Nicaragua's president unveiled a plan for an $18 billion...in the way of the Grand Inter-Oceanic Canal of Nicaragua, as it would be called. And they're concerned...
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HONDURAS-NICARAGUA: CORTE INTERNACIONAL INTERVENDRA EN DISPUTA.(TT: Nicaragua-Honduras: International Court to intervene in dispute.)
News Wire article from: Noticias en Español; 12/9/1999; 700+ words
; ...Honduras acept hoy la iniciativa de Nicaragua para dirimir en la Corte Internacional...Caribe. Las relaciones entre Honduras y Nicaragua se deterioraron cuando el parlamento...Colombia que haba sido firmado en 1986. Nicaragua desconoci este tratado, ya que estima...
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Nicaragua hopes ship comes in.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 12/29/2006; 700+ words
; Byline: Oscar Avila RIVAS, Nicaragua _ When Nicaragua's president unveiled a plan for an $18 billion canal...obstacles in the way of the Grand Inter-Oceanic Canal of Nicaragua, as it would be called. And they're concerned it might...
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Nicaragua
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies
NICARAGUA Republic of Nicaragua Rep ú blica de Nicaragua COUNTRY OVERVIEW LOCATION AND SIZE. Nicaragua is the largest Central American country with borders on the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The nation's borders are 1,231...
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Nicaragua, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
NICARAGUA, RELATIONS WITH NICARAGUA, RELATIONS WITH. Nicaragua's 1838 declaration of independence from the United Provinces of Central America was originally of little interest to U.S. officials. Yet by the late 1840s, growing interest...
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Nicaragua, U.S. Military Involvement in
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Nicaragua, U.S. Military Involvement in. The...has directly intervened militarily in Nicaragua three times, 1909–10, 1912...European intervention in the Caribbean. Nicaragua first gained importance to the United...
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Creoles of Nicaragua
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Creoles of Nicaragua ETHNONYMS: Criollos, Miskito Coast...Orientation Identification. The Creoles of Nicaragua are an Afro-Caribbean population of...European ancestry, most of whom live in Nicaragua. The Nicaraguan Creoles' distinctive...
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Nicaragua, Intelligence and Security
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Nicaragua, Intelligence and Security Nicaragua gained independence from Spain in 1821, and became a republic...end of 1989, the Sandinistas had lost control of much of Nicaragua, but not before continued violence, rampant corruption...
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