Anastasio Somoza

Type: Person

Name: Anastasio Somoza

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents

Students attack Nicaraguan legislature

Hundreds of students lobbed homemade bombs at Congress on Tuesday to protest government plans to cut university funding, as pro-and anti-government demonstrators prepared to square off at the weekend in Managua.The explosives caused only minor damage ... [IOL - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Francisco Aguirre, Daniel Ortega, Anastasio Somoza, Managua

First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 3 Documents

Nicaraguans Protest Remarks by U.S. Envoy

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (Agence France-Presse) Thousands of Nicaraguans pelted the United States Embassy here with rocks and homemade explosives on Thursday, demanding that the ambassador be expelled for criticizing . Mr. Ortegas administration issued a ... [New York Times - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Callahan (United States), United States, Anastasio Somoza, Explosive

First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/01/2009 - 2 Documents

US envoy defiant on leaving Nicaragua

MANAGUA (AFP) The US ambassador to Nicaragua said on Sunday he plans to stay put in the Central American nation despite violent protests demanding that he go home for allegedly meddling in domestic politics. 'I am staying here to work as US ambassador ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/01/2009]

Entities: Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, Anastasio Somoza, Callahan (United States), Managua

First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Latin American leaders seek to extend terms

Horrified by the excesses of dictatorship, Latin Americans discarded the strongman model at the end of the 20th century and limited politicians' time in power.Now a new wave of populist presidents is trying to do away with those limits, arguing they impede ... [3 News - 11/03/2009]

Entities: Daniel Ortega, Ortega (Colombia), Anastasio Somoza, Nicaragua

First Reported 10/23/2009 - Updated 10/23/2009 - 1 Documents

US 'very concerned' over Nicaragua court decision

WASHINGTON (AFP) The United States is 'very concerned' by a Nicaraguan court's decision not to stop that country's leftist president, Daniel Ortega, from seeking re-election, the State Department said. 'We share the concern of many Nicaraguans that this ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 10/23/2009]

Entities: Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, Ian Kelly, Anastasio Somoza, Supreme Court

First Reported 10/20/2009 - Updated 10/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Daniel Ortega

Nicaragua court allows Ortega to seek new term in 2011

Only members of president's Sandinista party took part in ruling by heavily politicised court Leftist Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega appears to have won the right to seek re-election in 2011, though opponents call the decision illegal and vow to ... [Guardian Unlimited - 10/20/2009]

Entities: Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua, Sandinista National Liberation Front (NI)

First Reported 07/20/2009 - Updated 07/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Nicaraguan leader seeks referendum for reelection

MANAGUA (AFP) Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega announced Sunday, on the 30th anniversary of the leftist Sandinista revolution he led, that he would seek a referendum to change the constitution to allow him to seek reelection.Following in the footsteps ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 07/20/2009]

Entities: Referendum, Manuel Zelaya, Venezuela, Managua, Daniel Ortega

First Reported 10/15/2009 - Updated 10/15/2009 - 1 Documents

State Department grants ?Waiver? on property issues!

Photo: Nicanet Co-Coordinator Chuck Kaufman (right) meets with Nicaraguas Attorney General Hernan Estrada to discuss the property question.Late on July 31 the U.S. Embassy in Managua issued a press release saying that the United States had granted a waiver ... [NicaNet - 10/15/2009]

Entities: Nicaragua, Waiver, Jesse Helms, Anastasio Somoza, Foreign Assistance

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