I grew up watching democracy in Nicaragua slowly disintegrate, one small step after another. Now here, in the land of the ...

DORAL, Fla. — A clandestine opposition movement remains active in Nicaragua, but options for restoring democracy in the Central American country are dwindling, former presidential challenger and ...

'Doña' Violeta Chamorro, who died Saturday, was democracy's beacon — then bust — in Nicaragua. By Tim Padgett. June 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM EDT ...

Nicaragua’s first female president, Violeta Chamorro — who died in exile in San José, Costa Rica, on Saturday at age 95 — was best known for her stunning 1990 election victory over the ...