Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, 95, Dies; Led Nicaragua After Civil War

Scritto il 14/06/2025
da Stephen Kinzer

The first woman to lead a Central American country, she served in the 1990s after the nation had been shaken by political strife.Violeta Barrios de Chamorro received the presidential sash from Nicaragua’s outgoing leader, Daniel Ortega, in April 1990. Her election stunned many people in Nicaragua and around the world.