Nicaragua is a coastal country in Central America founded in 1821 after gaining independence from Spain, then joining the Mexican …
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The End of Nicaraguan Democracy
In 1984, Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) won the presidency after having overthrown the almost ten-year dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. Ortega served one …
Nicaragua’s April 19 Movement – the End of Daniel Ortega’s Presidency? By Hannah Frances C. Bodegon @ University of the Philippines-Diliman
In mid-April, a spate of protests led by students around the cities of Nicaragua, starting in the capital city of Managua, erupted over President Ortega’s social security reform. Such reform …
