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Mar 6, 1500
Christopher Columbus
He was the first European to visit the cost of Central America -
American William Walker
He became involved in the civil war and gets control over Nicaragua -
General José Santos Zelaya
He takes control of the country -
Zelaya
A war brakes out and he loses power -
Augusto César Sandino
Augusto César Sandino attacks US troops -
General Anastasio Somoza
He wants Sandino dead -
General Somoza
He becomes president -
Luis Somoza Debayle
He is president -
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
He is a leader in the war -
Somozas
He leaves the country