The death of a Nicaraguan military officer turned activist in Costa Rica is raising concerns, as the New York Times reports ...

Chamorro, whose 1990 upset victory made her Nicaragua's first female president — and ushered peace into civil war-ravaged Central America — was laid to rest.

Washington lifted trade sanctions and promised aid to rebuild the nation’s ravaged economy, and by June the 19,000-strong Contra army had been disbanded, formally ending an eight-year war.

Washington lifted trade sanctions and promised aid to rebuild the nation’s ravaged economy, and by June the 19,000-strong Contra army had been disbanded, formally ending an eight-year war.

As president, Chamorro managed to bring to an end a civil war that had raged for much of the 1980s as US-backed rebels known as the ‘Contras’ fought the leftist Sandinista government.

As president, Chamorro managed to bring to an end a civil war that had raged for much of the 1980s as US-backed rebels known as the ‘Contras’ fought the leftist Sandinista government.

Washington lifted trade sanctions and promised aid to rebuild the nation’s ravaged economy, and by June the 19,000-strong Contra army had been disbanded, formally ending an eight-year war.

Before the assassination of her husband, the editor of the only independent newspaper in Nicaragua, Violeta Chamorro was scarcely involved in politics. But as the country descended into revolution and ...

Latin America’s first elected female president won a surprise victory over Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega and demobilized army troops.