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Intervention leads to more intervention, the U.S-Nicaragua relations in the 20th century prior to the Sandinistas is helpful in understanding the evolution of the concept of democracy, and thus in answering the question of whether the U.S can cause a positive impact on Nicaragua’s democracy considering that elections will be held in November this year. Ahead of said elections, Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua’s president, is seeking a third consecutive term, and has expressed that no international observers

President of Nicaragua through an election. Anastasio Somoza Garcia was one of Sacasa’s subordinates. He was the head of the Nicaraguan National Guardsmen. In 1936, with the aid of the United States, the National Guardsmen overthrew Sacasa. The United States was instrumental in the efforts to overthrow Sacasa through providing food, training, and uniforms to the National Guardsmen. On January 1, 1937, Anastasio Somoza Garcia assumed the title of President of Nicaragua. The Somoza family dynasty remained

profound effect and contributed to the collapse of the Nicaraguan economy. “It was impossible to spend even a day in Nicaragua without becoming aware of the huge and unrelenting pressure being exerted on the country by the giant standing on the northern front” (p.24). While the USSR and Cuba funded the Nicaraguan army, the US financed the contras. The Contras were the various rebel groups that opposed the FSLN. The Contras received both overt and covert military and financial support from the US through

The Civil War in Nicaragua was one of the defining events from the 1980s, and it also happened to be a defining event in my personal life and that of my family. The argument in question was over the nature of the revolution in Nicaragua, and the political motivations of the Sandinistas. I said that the situation in my home country is not as black-and-white as it has been presented in the media. I believe the situation that gave rise to this argument is rooted in a lack of accurate media coverage

The Iran Contra affair is historically defined as the “Reagan administration scandal that involved the sale of arms to Iran in exchange for its efforts to secure the release of hostages in Lebanon and the redirection of the proceeds of those sales to the Nicaraguan Contras.” As the Nicaraguan counterrevolutionaries, known as the Contras, began their efforts to retaliate against the Socialist Sandinista Regime, American government forces stepped in to support the Contra cause in a hope to support

a general election. It secured only 41% of the national vote compared with 55% for its conservative opponents. Rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship began in the 1960s and 1970s, due to humanitarian abuses. A group of rebellious guerillas under the name of the “Sandinistas” started to attack the Nicaraguan government, seizing government officials and sparking the Nicaraguan Revolution. The Somoza dynasty was overthrown after the National Sandinista Revolution, which took place when people

Using one of the case studies outlined by Chomsky & Herman in ‘Manufacturing Consent – The Political Economy of the Mass Media’, critically assess the main propositions put forward in their analysis of the mass media. Is the ‘Propaganda Model’ still relevant today? Noam Chomsky along with Edward Herman has developed the "Propaganda Model" of the media works. They helped develop the detailed and sophisticated analysis of how the wealthy and powerful use the media to propagandise their own interests

Fernando Cardenal, serving as the National Literacy Crusade Coordinator, and Valerie Miller, a CNA advisor, outlined that the literacy campaign would not just eradicate illiteracy, but create an identity of a “new man [and a] new woman” for Nicaraguans. Through the CNA, the Sandinistas hoped to introduce young Nicaraguans to the difficulties and hardship endured by Nicaragua’s poor rural population. For many of the brigadistas who volunteered, the 1980 literacy campaign served as their first experience

Nationalism is a source of modernization and political legitimacy, especially in Latin American countries such as Nicaragua, Argentina, and Mexico. An inclusive national identity can serve as a means for the development of belonging, and this globally-acclaimed notion of diversity is attractive for nations struggling to find their footing in the international community. Looking towards the future, the key to achieving this inclusion is the use of culture, specifically employing music as a tool of

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of the administration of justice in modern day Nicaragua. The primary goal is to furnish the reader with an uncomplicated idea about this country’s method of administering justice. In particular, it’s legal history, legal tradition, and legal system guiding the police and court system. As such, the reader should develop a basic idea of Nicaragua’s justice system compare to the United States of America. Historical, Political