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7 February: Nicaragua grants political asylum to former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli after he requested protection at the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City. [2]16 February: The government orders the dissolution of the Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua and seven other nongovernmental organizations perceived of opposition to the regime of President Daniel Ortega, accusing the ...
19 August – Police in Nicaragua confirm that they have arrested an anti-Ortega Roman Catholic bishop in Managua and warned against further "provocative and destabilizing" activities amongst the clergy. [6] 9 October – Hurricane Julia makes landfall overnight in Laguna de Perlas. [7] 6 November – 2022 Nicaraguan local elections
18 October – Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests, critical of President Daniel Ortega's regime, and sends them to Rome, Italy, following an agreement with Vatican City. [ 2 ] 18 November – Sheynnis Palacios , a Nicaraguan model and beauty pageant titleholder was crowned Miss Universe 2023 .
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER). División Política Administrativa del País. March, 2000. Instituto Nicaragüense de Fomento Municipal (INIFOM). Municipios – General. International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions. ISO 3166-2:NI
The Constitution of Nicaragua was reformed due to a negotiation of the executive and legislative branches in 1995. The reform of the 1987 Sandinista Constitution gave extensive new powers and independence to the National Assembly, including permitting the Assembly to override a presidential veto with a simple majority vote and eliminating the president's ability to pocket veto a bill.
The regional official languages are: Spanish (national official language of Nicaragua), Creole (Miskito Coast Creole and Rama Cay Creole), Sumo (Mayangna and Ulwa), Rama, Miskito, and Garifuna. [ 3 ] The Pearl Cays archipelago is also a part of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region but mainly belonging to the municipality of Pearl Lagoon .
Miss Supranational Nicaragua formerly known as Miss Nicaragua Supranational is a national beauty pageant in Nicaragua that celebrates the beauty of women across the country. The pageant was formerly under the Miss Mundo Nicaragua organization just in 2013. Since 2014 until 2022 Nicaragua did not compete in the international pageant.
Violeta Chamorro, Nicaragua's first female president, was a widow. Her daughter, Cristiana Chamorro Barrios, served in the role of first lady during her presidency. [1] [2] [3] María Dolores Alemán Cardinel: January 10, 1997 October 23, 1999 Arnoldo Alemán: President Alemán was a widower and unmarried from 1997 until 1999.