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Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
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Violeta Barrios de Chamorro

Nicaraguan publisher of La Prensa and the first woman elected president of Nicaragua, in office from 1990 to 1997 (1929–2025)

PersonDied aged 95humanQ114142

Also known as Violeta Chamorro · Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro · Violeta Barrios Torres · Violeta Barrios Torres Sacasa Hurtado

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1930194019501960197019801990200020102020Born 1929Died 2025PositionsPresident of Nicaragua (1990–1997)MembershipsJunta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980)SpousesPedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal (1950–1978)Pedro Joaquín Chamorro…AwardsGiuseppe Motta Medal (2005)Luka Brajnović Prize (1998)Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎ (1991)Freedom Award (1990)

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