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Alexis Arguello Dies: Former Boxing Champion and Mayor of Managua

Alexis Arguello, mayor of Managua, Nicaragua, and former boxing champion, was found dead at age 57 the morning of Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Arguello was discovered at home with a gunshot wound in his chest, and an autopsy is pending. The death was confirmed by presidential...

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Is Honduras to endure a dictorship again?

"cured by more democracy" Alfred Emanuel Smith. Events in the last hours have turned Honduras’s political system into a dictatorship again. A combination of greedy politicians and cold war minded...

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Nicaragua to review disputed mayoral election

Following allegations of fraud, the Nicaraguan election council agreed to "a local review of the Managua mayoral election results". "Ortega's government has been criticized for refusing to allow observers from...

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Nicaraguan municipals: Ortega wins (UPDATED)

UPDATES: The Nicaragua´s opposition opposed the electoral results. Some of the followers of Liberal party candidate, Eduardo Montealegre, staged protests in Managua. It has been reported three people died at the...

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Nicaraguan Sandinista Revolution turns 29

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Nicaraguan Sandinista Revolution turns 29

Caracas, Venezuela, 19 July 2008. Today, Nicaraguan government celebrates the 29th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. President Daniel Ortega organized a meeting of regional Latin American leader for the...

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Nicaraguan Pro-Democracy Rally Slated for Tomorrow

Under the banner of "Dictadura No!" thousands of Nicaraguans are expected to attend a rally Friday afternoon, July 11, 2008, in front of the residence of President Daniel Ortega. Demonstrators plan to peacefully march all around the President's very large property to...

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Nicaraguan pop singer threatens President Ortega over revolutionary song copyright

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Nicaraguan pop singer threatens President Ortega over revolutionary song copy...

Caracas, Venezuela, 14 June, 2008. Nicaraguan popular singer Carlos Mejia Godoy asked the Ortega government to stop using his revolutionary songs and lyrics in public events. In a letter addressed to Rasario...

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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega visits Uruguay

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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega visits Uruguay

Caracas, Venezuela, 26 May 2008. The President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, visited Uruguay to attend the closure at Montevideo of the XIV Sao Paulo Forum on Sunday. During the Sao Paulo Forum...

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Venezuela condones Hondura´s debt

Caracas, Tuesday, January 15, 2008. During his Central American tour, Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez said his country condoned Hondura an old debt for US$ 30 million. He also invited Honduran President...

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President Daniel Ortega in Caracas

· On June 3 2007, Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega arrived in Caracas for an official working visit. Venezuela and Nicaragua have procured very tight...

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Nicaragua's Ortega slashes his salary

"MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Leftist Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who took power earlier this month, said Monday that he was slashing his salary and those of Cabinet members. ADVERTISEMENT In a news conference, Ortega said he would earn a monthly salary of $3,200 while...

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Nicaragua's Ortega vows close U.S. ties (AP)

" MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Daniel Ortega returns to Nicaragua's presidency a shadow of the fiery revolutionary who in Cold War times vowed an endless fight against a U.S. government determined to overthrow him. Balding, weakened by heart trouble and often appearing almost...

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Ortega leading in Nicaragua vote - International Herald Tribune

" Authorities dismiss U.S. criticism of alleged 'anomalies' By Jill Replogle and James C. McKinley Jr. / The New York Times Published: November 6, 2006 E-Mail Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Add to Clippings Text Size MANAGUA: Sixteen...

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Ortega leads with 40 per cent in early results (Roundup) - Monsters and Criti...

" Nov 7, 2006, 0:17 GMT printer email RSS Talkback epa00856595 Supporters of Nicaraguan presidential candidate Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) celebrate the firsts official results of Sunday's presidential election, in Managua, Nicaragua,...

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Daniel Ortega wins Nicaragua presidency (AP)

" MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Former Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega appeared headed for victory Monday in his longtime quest to regain power, 16 years after a U.S.-backed rebellion helped drive the former Marxist revolutionary from office. Early results from Sunday's presidential...

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