Nicaraguans make proxy war of Honduran coup of President Manuel Zelaya
In polarized Nicaragua, lawmakers are linking their domestic political agendas to the drama next door in Honduras — and the specter of violence is growing.
Presidents of neighboring countries closed ranks around toppled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Monday, with some withdrawing their ambassadors and others closing their borders to commercial traffic with Honduras.
Leaders from throughout [...]
Nicaragua’s Ortega eyes recall, end to term limits
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Nicaraguan opposition lawmakers on Monday condemned a public appeal for constitutional changes by President Daniel Ortega as an attempt to extend term limits and eventually allow the leftist leader’s re-election.
At a massive celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution on [...]
Ortega Says Nicaragua’s New State Bank Won’t Forgive Debts
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said the country’s new state development bank won’t forgive debts to poor farmers as the Sandinista government did in [...]
Isolated Nicaragua senses opportunity in Honduras crisis
For Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, whose government has been on the defensive since last year’s alleged electoral fraud, the military coup in Honduras has presented a golden opportunity to go on the offensive.
“We are launching a battle for democracy,” announced Mr. Ortega at a June 29 meeting of Latin American leaders, flanked by leftist presidents [...]
Peru Indian protest leader arrives in Nicaragua
Comments OffPeruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango arrived Wednesday in Nicaragua, where he has been granted political asylum after facing charges in his homeland for his role in protests against Amazon development that turned bloody.
Pizango left Lima on a Copa Airlines flight and was greeted in Managua by a Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry representative.
Pizango said he was “astonished, [...]
