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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, publicist...United National Opposition, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (born 1930) was also the first...president of Nicaragua (1990). Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, known to friends and supporters...
Chamorro, Violeta Barrios de
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Chamorro, Violeta Barrios de (1939– ) Nicaraguan...her husband, Pedro Joáin Chamorro, was assassinated. In 1989, supported...and Sandinista militants. Many of Chamorro's policies were blocked by reactionary...
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...
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...
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...

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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...
Nicaragua
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN). Following...accepted his surprise electoral defeat in 1990 against Violeta Barrios de Chamorro , who headed a fragmented anti- government coalition...
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...

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Dreams of the Heart: The Autobiography of President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro of Nicaragua.
Magazine article from: The Nation; 9/30/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...of Nicaragua. With Sonia Cruz de Baltodano and Guido Fernandez...change its luck. The winner, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, had a meager resume for the job...can just lead the procession." Violeta symbolized the man she had married...
Dona Violeta takes the oath. (Violeta Barrios de Chamorro of Nicaragua) (Currents)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 5/7/1990; 700+ words ; If Violeta Chamorro is truly lucky...the luck of Doha Violeta is only spotty...turmoil. Before Chamorro was sworn in, her...strikers. As for Chamorro, she has some advantages...S. aid. Dona Violeta will need to make...
Dona Violeta takes on the Comandante. (Nicaraguan presidential candidate Violeta Barrios de Chamorro; People Making News)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 9/18/1989; 471 words ; As Violeta Barrios de Chamorro launched her candidacy for President of Nicaragua last week, she...rebels; another edits a Sandinista paper. In the short run, Dona Violeta is more concerned about reconciling her opposition alliance. The...
Yesterday, today and Chamorro. (politics in Nicaragua; Violeta Barrios de Chamorro) (International)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 4/28/1990; 700+ words ; ...the cheers of her people, Mrs Violeta Chamorro took office as the first indisputably...left Nicaragua flat broke. Mrs Chamorro's ministers' first job is to...paid dues to the dictators. The Chamorro family, owning land and a newspaper...
'Los sueños del corazón'. (crítica del libro de la expresidenta de Nicaragua Violeta Chamorro)(TT: 'The Dreams of the Heart') (TA: critique of the book by former president of Nicaragua, Violeta Chamorro)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 6/16/1997; ; 700+ words ; Memorias de Violeta Chamorro Violeta Chamorro, Barrios de Chamorro para ser mas exactos, es una mujer nicaragense que ha sido presidenta de su pas durante seis aos. Esto que, en principio, podra no tener demasiada importancia, la tiene por...
VIOLETA CHAMORRO: NEOPHYTE FACES A CRISIS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/27/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...political savvy or experience. Now Violeta Barrios de Chamorro finds herself president-elect...who openly revile each other. Chamorro, who will be inaugurated president...tired Antonio Lacayo, who was Chamorro's campaign manager, just a...
CHAMORRO'S STORY ALMOST TOO PERFECT TO BELIEVE.(COMMENTARY)(Review)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 10/27/1996; 700+ words ; ...Autobiography of President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro of Nicaragua Simon &...you made up the story of Violeta Barrios de Chamorro and tried to peddle it...detailed Dreams of the Heart, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro describes her ...
NICARAGUAN OPPOSITION GAINS A VOICE SANDINISTAS FAVORED, BUT CHAMORRO BACKERS BECOME AN UNPREDICTABLE FORCE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/19/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...backed presidential candidate, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, marched on the capital's...This is the cult of change. Violeta is the saint." It may still...It is already bigger than Violeta." Chamorro's popularity reflects not...
Chamorro, Familial Conciliator, Faces a Wider Task
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/27/1990; ; 700+ words ; For Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, the 60-year-old matriarch of a Nicaragua newspaper family...revolution that ousted Somoza in July of the following year. Violeta Chamorro was chosen by the victorious Sandinista rebels to serve in the...
Chamorro: Nicaragua Won't Repeat Past
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/21/2006; 576 words ; MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Ex-President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, who led Nicaragua out of 11 years of leftist...Somoza's ouster. After her husband's death, Violeta Chamorro took over his role as publisher of the daily newspaper...