Violetta Barrios de Chamorro (born October 18, 1929) is a Nicaraguan political leader and publisher. She was the forty-eighth President of Nicaragua from April 1990 to January 1997, and the first and to date only woman to hold that office. Chamorro was the second woman elected in her own right as a head of government in North America (behind Eugenia Charles of Dominica), and the first in Latin America by an election. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (492x953, 49 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... This article is about the President of Nicaragua, for the 2006 presidential election results see: Nicaraguan general election, 2006 History of Nicaragua Presidentes de Nicaragua Categories: | ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (born 11 November 1945) is the current President of Nicaragua. ... José Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo was President of Nicaragua from 1997 to 2002. ... is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rivas, Nicaragua Rivas, Nicaragua Rivas is a city, municipality, and department (subnational entity) in southwestern Nicaragua on the Isthmus of the same name. ... National Opposition Union(Unión Nacional Opositora--UNO) was a wide-range cartel of opposition parties formed to contest Nicaraguas president Daniel Ortega in 1990 election. ... is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the President of Nicaragua, for the 2006 presidential election results see: Nicaraguan general election, 2006 History of Nicaragua Presidentes de Nicaragua Categories: | ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This is a list of women who have been appointed head of state of their respective countries. ... The Head of Government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Dame (Mary) Eugenia Charles, DBE (May 15, 1919–September 6, 2005) was the Prime Minister of Dominica from July 21, 1980 until June 14, 1995. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

Early years

She was born in the south-western city of Rivas. In 1952, Chamorro's husband, Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, took over the anti-Somoza newspaper La Prensa and was frequently jailed for its content. She took over the newspaper after her husband's assassination on Jan. 10th 1978. Rivas, Nicaragua Rivas, Nicaragua Rivas is a city, municipality, and department (subnational entity) in southwestern Nicaragua on the Isthmus of the same name. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Anastasio Somoza García Anastasio Somoza García (February 1, 1896 – September 29, 1956) was officially the thirty-fourth and thirty-ninth President of Nicaragua, but ruled effectively as dictator from 1936 until his assassination. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This is an incomplete list of persons that were assassinated for political and other reasons, and who have individual entries. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

[1]La Prensa participated in the Sandinista-led revolution that overthrew the government of Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979, and Chamorro became a member of the interim Junta of National Reconstruction that replaced Somoza. In April 1980, however, she resigned from the junta, angry over Sandinista power in the government. During the 1980s, Chamorro and La Prensa vigorously attacked Sandinista policies and President Daniel Ortega. In turn, the Sandinistas accused Chamorro of taking money from the United States and thus supporting the US-backed overthrow of the government. La Prensa was also heavily censored by the FSLN during their stay in power.
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Presidency

In 1990, after nearly a decade of Contra warfare and economic sanctions, Chamorro became the presidential candidate of the National Opposition Union (UNO), a coalition of 14 political parties that ran against the Sandinistas in that year's national elections. UNO received 55 percent of the vote, and Chamorro thus defeated Ortega in the presidential election. Although the alliance broke up after the election, Chamorro brought peace to a country that had been divided by war for over 10 years. Obligatory military service was eliminated, the military was reduced to about 25%, thousands of weapons were burned, and the name of the military was changed. She also liberalized the economy and strengthened political institutions. Chamorro was severely criticized by the opponents on the left for the neoliberal economic reforms she introduced. The Contras (from the Spanish term La Contra, short for movement of the contrarrevolucionarios) were the armed opponents of Nicaraguas Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction following the July 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle (which ended the Somoza dynasty), and continuing throughout the following decade. ... National Opposition Union(Unión Nacional Opositora--UNO) was a wide-range cartel of opposition parties formed to contest Nicaraguas president Daniel Ortega in 1990 election. ...

Chamorro left politics after her term, and now lives in her home in Managua. Coordinates: Country Nicaragua Department Managua Municipality Managua Founded 1819 Seat of the Government 1852 Capital of the Nation 1857  - Mayor Dionisio Marenco Area    - City 544 km²  - Urban 173. ...