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From Independence to Debayle fleeing
The time span spans from when Nicaragua first gained its Independence to when Anastasio Somoza Debayle fled the country -
Nicaragua formally declares independence
Guatemala declared its independence from Spain in 1821, however, Nicaragua's independence was formally declared on April 30, 1838
Source: http://countrystudies.us/nicaragua/7.htm
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more info:the United Provinces of Central America-Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua--declared their independence from Mexico in July 1823. -
Zelaya loses his power
Zelaya's fall ushered in another era of political instability and foreign intervention. Source: http://countrystudies.us/nicaragua/ This source is from a database of many different country studies. country's history. Zelaya's nationalist anti-United States stance drove him to call upon the Germans and Japanese to compete with the United States for rights to a canal route. -
Herbert Hoover withdraws Marines from Nicaragua
A desire to improve relations with Latin America in the face of a growing threat from Japan and Germany resulted in president Herbert Hoover's withdrawing all marines from Nicaragua in the waning days of his administration in January 1933. Source: http://countrystudies.us/nicaragua/
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info: Anxious to withdraw from Nicaraguan politics, the United States turned over command of the National Guard to the Nicaraguan government -
Augusto Cesar Sandino is assassinated
upon leaving the president's house where he had been conducting peace negotiations, Sandino was assassinated by National Guard associates, who had acted without approval of the president. Source: http://countrystudies.us/nicaragua/
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info:Sandino regarded the National Guard as unconstitutional because of its ties to United States. He wanted the guard's dissolution, his attitude made him very unpopular with Somoza and his guards -
Somoza Garcia takes power
Somoza Garcia forced his uncle to resign as president and instructed the Nicaraguan Congress name him as his uncle's replacement. A Somoza dynasty that would last for more than four decades was hence founded.
Source: http://countrystudies.us/nicaragua/ This source is from a database of many different country studies. info: Somoza García controlled political power, directly as president or indirectly through carefully chosen puppet presidents, from 1936 until his assassination in 1956 -
Somoza Garcia is assassinated
Somoza Garcia's policies made
him many enemies, including a disgruntled citizen who assassinated him in September 1956.
Source: http://countrystudies.us/nicaragua/
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info:Somoza García was fatally wounded, by Rigoberto López Pérez, a twenty-seven-year- old Nicaraguan poet -
Anastasio Somoza Debayle takes charge
The formal transfer of power came in 1967, shortly before
Luis Somoza Debayle suffered a fatal heart attack.Source: http://countrystudies.us/nicaragua/
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info: Anastasio Somoza Debayle was elected president amidst a repressive campaign against opposition supporters of Agüero. Two months later, Anastasio's brother Luis died of a heart attack. -
Anastasio Somoza Debayle flees Nicaragua
After two years of violent struggle, Anastasio Somoza
Debayle finally fled Nicaragua
Source: http://countrystudies.us/nicaragua/
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info:On July 17, 1979, Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigned, handed over power to Urcuyo, and fled to Miami. The former Nicaraguan dictator then established residence in Paraguay, where he lived until September 1980, when he was murdered, reportedly by leftist Argentine guerrillas
