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Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro , 1929-, president of Nicaragua (1990-97). Widow of martyred newspaper editor Joaquim Chamorro, she briefly joined the ruling Sandinista junta following the 1979 revolution. Opposed to the direction of the revolution, she resigned and converted the Chamorro family newspap... Read more
Sandinistas
Sandinistas members of a left-wing Nicaraguan political party, the Sandinist National Liberation Front (FSLN). The group, named for Augusto Cesar Sandino , a former insurgent leader, was formed in 1962 to oppose the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle . In 1979 the Sandinistas launched an offensiv... Read more
Nicaragua
Nicaragua , officially Republic of Nicaragua, republic (2005 est. pop. 5,465,000), 49,579 sq mi (128,410 sq km), Central America. Nicaragua is bordered on the north and northwest by Honduras, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, on the south by Costa Rica, and on the southwest by the Pacific Ocean. The... Read more
Daniel Ortega Saavedra
Daniel Ortega Saavedra , 1945-, president of Nicaragua (1979-90, 2007-). As a university student, he joined (1963) the clandestine Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN; see Sandinistas ), a Marxist guerrilla coalition that opposed the Somoza dictatorship. In 1967, he was arrested and spent ... Read more

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Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Newspaper magnate...Opposition, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (born 1930) was also...Nicaragua (1990). Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, known to friends...supporters as "Do ñ a Violeta," was born in the... Read more
Chamorro, Violeta Barrios de
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Chamorro, Violeta Barrios de (1939– ) Nicaraguan stateswoman, president (1990–96). She entered politics in 1978 when her husband, Pedro Joáin Chamorro, was assassinated. In 1989, supported by the USA, she became leader of the right-wing coalition, the National ... Read more
Sandinistas
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...presidency in an election that was boycotted by some opposition groups. In 1990 the opposition candidate, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro , defeated Ortega, but Sandinistas continued to hold important positions in the police and army. In the mid-199... Read more
Nicaraguans
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...defeated and surrendered political power to the UNO opposition coalition (groups working together) led by Violeta Barrios de Chamorro. 2 • LOCATION Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, about the size of the state of New... Read more
Sumu and Miskito
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...of the Sumu did not want to become involved in the hostilities, and tried to stay out of the conflict. When Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was elected president in 1990, she established a new ministry to serve as a liaison with the peoples of the... Read more

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Chamorro, Violeta Barrios de
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Chamorro, Violeta Barrios de (b. 18 Oct. 1929). President of Nicaragua 1990–7 Daughter of a wealthy landowner, she married the editor of the liberal... Read more
Contra Aid
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...most of the contras had laid down their arms. That same year, the Sandinistas lost power in an election to Violeta Barrios de Chamorro. One of the last Cold War struggles ended with the transfer of power from the Sandinistas to her government... Read more
Nicaragua
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN). Following Luis's...accepted his surprise electoral defeat in 1990 against Violeta Barrios de Chamorro , who headed a fragmented anti- government coalition... Read more

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Nicaragua's killing fields. (includes related article on Violeta Chamorro's visit to the United States)
Magazine article from: National Review; 4/29/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...out. A year into the government of Violeta Chamorro there is still a residual atmosphere...aged five and two, killed at San Jose de Bocay in 1985 (the Sandinista official...Wiwili). Let bygones be bygones, says violeta Chamorro. Nothing has gone by, however. The...powerless town mayor, who ... Read more
Sucede en Nicaragua. (el Palacio Nacional de este país se convierte en Palacio de la Cultura)(TT: It happens in Nicaragua) (TA: the National Palace of this country becomes the Palace of the Culture)
Magazine article from: Proceso; 2/9/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...sobresaliente en la etapa final de Violeta Barrios de Chamorro como presidenta de Nicaragua...el apoyo de los gobiernos de México, los Paí...la República China de Taiwán. En uno de los salones del primer piso...auténtico precursor ... Read more
Baltra M., Lidia: Senora Presidenta ... Mujeres que Gobiernan Paises.(Reseña de libro)
Magazine article from: Mensaje; 7/1/2006; ; 277 words ; ...puesto de gobierno en sus países. Y de las Presidentas que antes de la doctora Bachelet lo hicieron como Jefas de Estado. Entre ellas, la primera presidenta...continente africano, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, de Liberia. Hubo que traspasar la mitad...pudiera llegar al más alto cargo ... Read more
Un recuerdo de Nicaragua.
Magazine article from: Proceso; 11/5/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...alfabeto por primera vez (el vínculo de los soldados con los campesinos, iniciado...tiempo, sería después uno de los obstáculos más serios...en 1959 una legendaria campaña de alfabetización que compartiría con la de Nicaragua, dos décadas ... Read more
"Desconcertado" por el caso de Carlos Salinas, Carlos Andrés Pérez sugiere que retorne a México. (expresidente venezolano habla sobre el expresidente mexicano)(TT: "Disconcerted" by the case of Carlos Salinas, Carlos Andrés Pérez suggests that he return to Mexico) (TA: former president of Venezuela speaks about the former Mexican president)
Magazine article from: Proceso; 10/27/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...latinoamericanos deben enfrentar en casa la crisis de la clase política WASHINGTON, DC.- Recién liberado de un arresto domiciliario de más de dos años, el expresidente venezolano Carlos Andrés Pérez, de visita en Estados Unidos, afirma: Los...237;tica, debemos ... Read more
Tomás Borge y el "mea culpa" del sandinismo.(guerrillero de Nicaragua)(TT: Tomás Borge and the Sandinismo's "mea culpa".)(TA: guerrilla in Nicaragua)(Entrevista)
Magazine article from: Proceso; 7/22/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...comandante Tomás Borge asume algunos de sus pecados y los del Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN): Fuimos...dio su voto de castigo , dice acerca de la derrota electoral del sandinismo, el 25 de febrero de 1990. Cuenta que, a diferencia de muchos de ... Read more
El papel de las encuestas.
Magazine article from: Proceso; 4/9/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...más visibles en las estrategias de campaña: audaces o precavidos...electoral. Muchos votan en función de las encuestas: ¿Para qué votar en contra de un candidato que de todas maneras ya ganó? O bien: ¿Para qué votar a favor de un candidato si ... Read more
Central America peace process progresses.
Magazine article from: UN Chronicle; 6/1/1990; 700+ words ; ...Nicaragua-said Secretary-General javier Perez de Cuellar. ONUVEN not only observed...free and fair election in Nicaragua . Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was elected President, with 54.7 per...and orderly transition process. Mrs. Chamorro headed the National Opposition Union...candidate ... Read more
Disaster aid likely to benefit Nicaragua's wealthy.
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 3/26/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...to power in 1979, returned when Violeta Barrios de Chamorro became president in 1990, following...advertisements for Coca Cola, Esso, Ron Flor de Cana and Cerveza Victoria. McDonald...150,000, will grace the Plaza de la Fe Juan Pablo II. The plaza... Read more
ONUCA mission deemed a success; Nicaraguan resistance demobilizes, surrenders weapons. (United Nations Observer Group in Central America)
Magazine article from: UN Chronicle; 9/1/1990; 700+ words ; ...Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar reported...village of San Pedro de Lovago. The country's President, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, other top government...30 May, Mr. Perez de Cuellar reported...signed by President Chamorro and Israel Galeano...to ONUCA, Mr. ... Read more