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1821
Nicaragua and other central american countries can independence from Spanish Rule. After independence, Nicaragua tried to join in with the Mexican empire but that didn't last very long. https://vianica.com/go/specials/5-independence_Nicaragua.html this site is a tourist site for people wanting to visit or learn more about Nicaragua. -
1850
US and UK sign Clayton - Bulwer Treaty, allowing them to occupy trade routes that go through Nicaragua, without Nicaragua's permission.
This treaty also prohibited them from colonizing any part of Central America.
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1893
Jose Santos Zelaya is named president of Nicaragua by the Liberal Party. The US tries to intervene through an agent, Lewis Hanke, to support the Conservative cause.
Zelaya’s attitude was because of his fear of US economic domination and the supposed fear that US wanted to split Nicaragua’s eastern coast from the rest of the country.
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1907
President Zeyala supported the liberals trying to overthrow the dictator in charge of Honduras at the time.
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1909
Two US soldiers are shot by the Nicaraguan Nationalist government and US issues the Knox Note. This exemplifies North American intervention in Nicaragua.
Until Zeyala killed two soldiers, the US tried to intervene in Nicaragua through diplomatic and conservative ways overthrow Zeyala. Then US retaliated with force and issued the Knox note.
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1910
The US maintains control of Nicaragua by forcing out Zelaya from presidency and monitoring Nicaragua by using Adolfo (the new president) as their puppet. After overthrowing Zelaya, Nicaragua when through multiple phases. It wasn’t until 1926 that Adolfo was named provisional president Nicaragua was somewhat stabilized.
http://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/western-hemisphere-region/nicaragua-1909-present/ This website is written and published by the University of Central Arkansas. -
1914
President of Nicaragua, Chamorro signed the Bryan Chamorro treaty which lets the US make a canal through Nicaraguan territory for 3 million dollars.
this treaty invoked anti-US sentiments in Nicaragua and guerrilla warfare in Nicaragua.
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1936
After assassinating Sandino, Somoza forms a dictatorship in Nicaragua with the help of US, which is passed down in his family for 43 years.
In order to maintain a good relationship with the US to keep their support, Somoza named the main road in Managua after Roosevelt and declared FDR’s birthday a national holiday.
http://www.countriesquest.com/central_america/nicaragua/history/the_somoza_dynasty_1936-1979.htm This website is a rundown of the history of the world, by Alex Covarrubias. -
1954
Somoza proves his disdain for socialism by sending mercenary forces to Guatemala to further the - US cause to overthrow the socialist president there.
The coup that overthrew the socialist president in Guatemala was orchestrated by the CIA. Somoza used this event to further stabilize his relations with the US.
http://www.countriesquest.com/central_america/nicaragua/history/the_somoza_dynasty_1936-1979.htm This website is a rundown of the history of the. It is written by Alex Covarrubias. -
1956
Shows the tenure of the Somoza regime as even when Anastasio Somoza Garcia is assassinated, his son Luis takes over presidency.
Somoza planned to run again for presidency in 1957 but he was assassinated. However, because of his rule over Nicaragua, his son was able to take the position.
http://www.countriesquest.com/central_america/nicaragua/history/the_somoza_dynasty_1936-1979.htm This website is a rundown of the history of the world. It is written by Alex Covarrubias. -
1972
Somoza Debayle embezzles money from the US sent as relief for the earthquake that hit Nicaragua. He is named Chief Executive of the Nicaraguan government. That earthquake killed 10,000 people and 30,000 homeless in Nicaragua. Even after that, Somoza was elected president two years later.
http://www.countriesquest.com/central_america/nicaragua/history/the_somoza_dynasty_1936-1979.htm This website is a rundown of the history of the world. Written by Alex Covarrubias. -
1979
Somoza Debayle resigns on July 17th. He is exiled to Paraguay and on the 20th Sandinista forces enter Nicaragua and everyone celebrates the end of Somoza’s regime. Students and business/middle class people and in the early 1970s the group formed and spent the next decade on guerrilla warfare to take down Somoza.
http://www.countriesquest.com/central_america/nicaragua/history/the_somoza_dynasty_1936-1979.htm This website is a rundown of the history of the world. Written by Alex Covarrubias.
