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The Nicaraguan Revolution (Spanish: Revolución Nicaragüense or Revolución Popular Sandinista) began with rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s, the ouster of the dictatorship in 1978–79, [30] and fighting between the government and the Contras from 1981 to 1990.
American pressure against the government escalated throughout 1983 and 1984; the Contras began a campaign of economic sabotage and disrupted shipping by planting underwater mines in Nicaragua's Port of Corinto, [85] an action later condemned by the International Court of Justice as illegal.
In August 1989, the month that campaigning began, the Contras redeployed 8,000 troops into Nicaragua, after a funding boost from Washington, becoming in effect the armed wing of the UNO, carrying out a violent campaign of intimidation. No fewer than 50 FSLN candidates were assassinated.
In 1989 the United States Congress approved $9 million for the promotion of democracy in Nicaragua, of which $2.5 million was set aside for the UNO, in addition to a $5 million grant for the opposition earlier that year. [4] Beginning in early 1989 the government held a series of talks with the opposition about reforming electoral and media laws.
In February 1979, the United States suspended all foreign aid to Nicaragua due to Somoza's unwillingness to compromise. On July 14, 1979, on behalf of President Jimmy Carter, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance sent a letter that urged Somoza to end the status quo and start the transition process following the OAS's recommendation. [3]
Mexico, Central America, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Colombia are all facing potential consequences from President Trump's victory, while Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela are set to receive sanctions.
Nicaragua United Kingdom Kingdom of Mosquitia: Defeat. Nicaragua returned San Juan del Norte to Mosquitia. José María Guerrero: Granada-León Civil War (1853–1855) Legitimists: Democrats: Stalemate. Francisco Castellón hires William Walker and his mercenaries; The war continues as the Filibuster War; Fruto Chamorro
Nicaragua, [d] officially the Republic of Nicaragua, [e] is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising 130,370 km 2 (50,340 sq mi). With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, [ 16 ] it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras .