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Violeta Chamorro’s daughter, Cristiana Chamorro, was held under house arrest for months in Nicaragua and then convicted of money laundering and other charges as Ortega moved to clear the field ...
Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua after decades of war and was the first woman elected president in the Americas, died Saturday at the age of 95, her family said. Chamorro, who ruled ...
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, who rose to the presidency of Nicaragua in 1990, presenting herself as a unity figure in the wake of civil war and becoming the first woman elected to govern a Central ...
Chamorro, a journalist and daughter of former President Violeta Chamorro, is widely seen as a challenger to President Daniel Ortega, who is running for a fourth consecutive term in November.
FILE - Nicaragua's new President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro flashes vee signs as outgoing President Daniel Ortega applauds after placing the presidential sash on her, in Managua, April 25, 1990.
The Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation closed its operations in Nicaragua in January 2021, as thousands of nongovernmental organizations have been forced to do since because Ortega has ...
Husband’s assassination. Born Violeta Barrios Torres on Oct. 18, 1929, in the southwestern city of Rivas, Chamorro had little by way of preparation for the public eye.
FILE - Nicaragua's new President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro flashes vee signs as outgoing President Daniel Ortega applauds after placing the presidential sash on her, in Managua, April 25, 1990.
Chamorro died in San Jose, Costa Rica, according to the family’s statement shared by her son, Carlos Fernando Chamorro, on X. “Doña Violeta died peacefully, surrounded by the affection and ...
Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into national politics by her husband’s assassination and stunned the world by ousting the ruling Sandinista party in presidential ...
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