Daniel Ortega

dealt with corruption everywhere. However, Daniel Ortega who was now the president of the republic, brought even more corruption and even more misery to the country. He began to ally with communist presidents, and therefore, became a socio-democrat country for a while. After a couple of years, Nicaragua was more destroyed and devastated that it ever was. Not only did Nicaragua become a capitalist country but also, went back to dictatorship. Daniel Ortega took over the country and destroyed any opposition

Although Pastora had often been seen as the the head of the FSLN during the war, he cut his ties with them in 1981 and that same year declared war against them. In the end, the search for a new leader came down to Daniel Ortega and Tomas Borge. The two men’s characters could not be more different. Borge was seen as radical, and even though he was not a skilled fighter, he was a great conspirator and skilled in the black arts. He was also the only one of the Sandinista

capitalists of our country in collusion with the United States government.” (Daniel Ortega 1974) As has been discussed throughout the semester thus far many countries throughout Latin America have experienced a political revolution in some way, shape, or form. In the early 1970’s Nicaragua joined the long list of Latin American countries to experience a revolution when the Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (FSLN) lead by Daniel Ortega successfully overthrew the Somoza dynasty. Many people often times

In the heart of Central America lies the Spanish speaking nation of Nicaragua. Officially titled “the Republic of Nicaragua”, there have been multiple stories of how the country got its name, the most prominent story says that during the time the Spanish invaded, Nicaragua took its name from an indigenous chief named Nicarao who was ruler of the region. Fast forwarding the history: Three hundred years of Spanish colonialism, a hundred years of totalitarian ruling by multiple “presidents”, and thirty

The Cold War was a period in history right after WWII ended and it ended in 1991, when the USSR broke apart. The conflict was between two types of governments: the communists and the capitalism (democrats). The USSR represented the communist side, while the U.S. represented the democrats. Both countries had nuclear weapons and did not want to fight each other directly because they didn’t want a Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), so they fought through other countries, by Proxy Wars. The global tensions

He quoted Ortega as saying that Reagan was ‘worse than Hitler’. The economy of Nicaragua was hugely dependent on imports, and US influence was of enormous importance. However, relations between the two nations began to plummet as the Cold War heightened. The USSR

Considered to be the second poorest countries internationally, Nicaragua is a country faced with the need to rely on economic assistance groups in order to meet both external and internal economic obligations. The idea of aiding other poor countries is one that organizations such as the IMF , the World Bank , the Inter-American Development Bank etc. have in order to aids countries such as Nicaragua in their economic growth. Receiving loans and having to repay them has increasingly become a problem

Consequently, an economic blockade started. 1982 - US sponsored attacks by Contra rebels based in Honduras begin; state of emergency declared. 1984 - Daniel Ortega elected president; US mines Nicaraguan harbours and is condemned by the World Court for doing so. 1985 - The United States government dictated a commercial embargo to Nicaragua, supported by the fact that Nicaragua adopted a pro-communist attitude

front of his eyes. My dad’s party became the opposition. The municipal elections that followed were a complete nightmare. For the first time since 1990, independent observers, foreign and local, were refused accreditation to monitor the election. Mr Ortega said that they were barred because they were backed by “outside powers”. A week before the election my mom took us out of school early. She soon explained, that they have called our house and said they were coming to kill us. We went into hiding

Democracy and The ANC “We the people of South Africa, recognise the injustices of our past; Honour those who suffered for justice and freedom in our land; Respect those who have worked to build and develop our country; and Believe that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in our diversity. We therefore, through our freely elected representatives, adopt this constitution as the supreme law of the Republic…” (Preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996). South