The author presents his book ‘Knife’ at the Hay Festival in Cartagena. He reflects on the attack he survived in August 2022 ...

This election resulted in the defeat of Daniel Ortega the Communist leader of Nicaragua and the election of Violeta Chamorro. It ended the violent Civil War in Nicaragua. I later worked with ...

Sandinista President Daniel Ortega had agreed to allow the election — but was refusing to accept the results when it appeared he was losing to his matronly opponent, Violeta Chamorro ...

WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter ended his one-term presidency in defeat. For years he was derided as a weak leader. But over time a fundamental shift took place in how Carter was regarded, fueled by ...

would be to force a brokered transition to an opposition administration such as occurred in Nicaragua following the election of Violeta Chamorro. Political instability and violence in Venezuela ...

1990 - Violeta Barrios de Chamorro leads an anti-Sandinista coalition to defeat Daniel Ortega and is elected president. She installs a national reconciliation government, the war ends and the ...

The decision came a day after also presidential candidate Cristiana Chamorro, accused of money laundering through the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation (FVBCH), was put up for trial.

Since early June, seven opposition presidential candidates have been detained, including Cristiana Chamorro, daughter of former President Violeta Chamorro, who defeated Ortega in the 1990 elections.