the Contras. When this illegal activity was revealed in the “Iran-Contra Affair” in November of 1986‚ it led to the indictment and conviction of many of Reagan’s staff. Reagan policy in Nicaragua was failure in many respects. The Contra war was ill-conceived and did not enjoy support of the people of Nicaragua. The rebel forces never legitimately threatened the Sandinista government and military. The U.S. failed to gain international support for the war or its political and economic actions. In
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Nicaragua is a developing country in Latin America that struggles with poverty and low education levels. According to Uniceif “500‚000 Nicaraguan children aged three to 17 are not in the educational system” (Lakhani). They live in poor areas and cannot afford books‚ tuition‚ and other education costs. Most children are working to earn money for their families‚ which increases the child labor in the country. A survey of these child laborers reported that 240‚000 children that work are between 5 and
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immigrant families who settle in America‚ but the reason as to why people flee from their home country are very unique. As my family’s journey embarked‚ my mother’s family was forced to leave Nicaragua by catastrophic events‚ which have left them with painful memories‚ and yet hold patriotism feelings for Nicaragua. My father left his home country‚ Mexico‚ to be with my mother and his children. Similar to the history book of Mexicanos: A History of
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country have? How democratic is your country’s government? Does it have a rightist or leftist government? A unitary state‚ a Presidential system and a republic.Nicaragua is a presidential representative democratic republic‚ in which the President of Nicaragua is both head of state and head of government‚ and there is a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly.The Sandinista National Liberation Front
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As Latin America is constantly being plagued by authoritarianism‚ the legitimacy of the governing body is often scrutinized. Nicaragua is no exception. Today‚ its internal legitimacy stands once again in question as the current leftist President‚ Daniel Ortega‚ has continued with the use of undemocratic practices. Ortega’s government works off of an antinomy in which it gives the illusion of democracy by holding elections but interferes with democratic process by abusing the system to his benefit
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Pope John Paul II visited Nicaragua in response to word that a growing alliance between priests and Marxists revolutionaries was emerging in Latin America. Historically‚ the Catholic Church in Europe had taken a strong anti-communist stance. And so the emerging alliance troubled Pope John Paul II despite the fact that priests claimed they were simply doing what Christ would do in championing the interests of the poor. When news began spreading throughout Nicaragua that Pope John Paul II would
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the Iran Contra Affair‚ had occurred. The situation of the Iran Contra Affair took place during President Ronald Reagan’s second term of administration. In addition‚ the Iran Contra Affair besides the US‚ involved two other countries: Iran and Nicaragua. (Infoplease.com). Over in Iran‚ there were "seven American hostages being held in Lebanon"(Wikipedia.com). Meanwhile‚ there was also a war going on between Iraq and Iran in 1985. How it came to be that the US would start making sales to Iran
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There have been many natural disasters in the 20th century. One of the most deadliest and most intense hurricanes was Hurricane Mitch. According to the article "Monstrous Mitch" by Mace Bentley and Steve Horstmeyer‚ and Graphs A and B‚ show the conditions and effects that made this hurricane one of the greatest natural disasters of the 20th century. Certain conditions such as pressure and wind speed made this hurricane intense. At first‚ warm ocean water was around 86 degrees fahrenheit‚ which
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As an analyst of the panama invasion case in which the US invaded Panama in order to overthrow Noriega. The panama invasion was when the US invaded Panama in order to remove military dictator Manuel Noriega as he was charged for drug trafficking and of suppressing democracy in panama. I think that the United States shouldn’t invade the Latin American countries because it cost a lot of money and the innocent people of the the Latin American countries are affected. The first reason why I believe that
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CASE 1-9: DE SANCHEZ V. BANCO CENTRAL DE NICARAGUA JUDICIAL BODY United States‚ Court of Appeals‚ Fifth Circuit‚ 1985 FACTS In July 1979‚ the Somoza government in Nicaraguan fell to the revolution. Then‚ some emigres moved to Miami‚ FL. However‚ Mrs. Josefina Navarro de Sanchez is one of emigres‚ the wife of President Somoza’s former Minister of Defense in Nicaragua‚ faced with the problem to collect a check‚ which issued by the Central Bank of Nicaragua. Mrs. Sanchez could not cash the check
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