Historical figures in Managua

The atlas holds 4 people and 8 moments here, from 1881 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Violeta Chamorro, Rubén Darío and Fidel Castro. Among them Jurists, Writers and Political Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.

Notable people

1. Fidel Castro

   in 1980

   1 moment here

   Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

2. Rubén Darío

   from 1881 to 1883

   2 moments here

   Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a central initiator of Spanish-language Modernismo.…

3. Thomas Sankara

   in 1986

   1 moment here

   Burkinabé army officer and revolutionary political leader who became president of Upper Volta after the 4 August 1983 coup and led Burkina Faso until…

4. Violeta Chamorro

   from 1979 to 1990

   4 moments here

   Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro was a Nicaraguan newspaper publisher and politician. After succeeding her assassinated husband at La Prensa, she…

Moments

1. 1881 Move to Managua Rubén Darío
2. 1883 Journalism and library employment in Managua Rubén Darío
3. 1979 Sandinista entry into Managua Violeta Chamorro
4. 1980 State visit to Nicaragua Fidel Castro
5. 1986 Solidarity rally in Managua Thomas Sankara
6. 1989 At La Prensa printing plant Violeta Chamorro
7. 1990 Meeting at her Managua home Violeta Chamorro
8. 1990 Presidential inauguration Violeta Chamorro

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