Violeta Chamorro’s daughter, Cristiana Chamorro, was held under house arrest for months in Nicaragua and then convicted of money laundering and other charges as Ortega moved to clear the field ...

Violeta Chamorro, whose 1990 upset victory made her Nicaragua's first female president — and ushered peace into civil war-ravaged Central America — was laid to rest this week after dying in ...

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, who rose to the presidency of Nicaragua in 1990, presenting herself as a unity figure in the wake of civil war and becoming the first woman elected to govern a Central ...

Chamorro, a journalist and daughter of former President Violeta Chamorro, is widely seen as a challenger to President Daniel Ortega, who is running for a fourth consecutive term in November.

Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua after years of war and was the first woman elected president in the Americas, died Saturday at the age of 95, her family ...

Husband’s assassination. Born Violeta Barrios Torres on Oct. 18, 1929, in the southwestern city of Rivas, Chamorro had little by way of preparation for the public eye.

The Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation closed its operations in Nicaragua in January 2021, as thousands of nongovernmental organizations have been forced to do since because Ortega has ...

Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into politics by her husband’s assassination and became president of Nicaragua, has died at 95, her family said.

FILE - Nicaragua's new President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro flashes vee signs as outgoing President Daniel Ortega applauds after placing the presidential sash on her, in Managua, April 25, 1990.

Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into national politics by her husband’s assassination and stunned the world by ousting the ruling Sandinista party in presidential ...