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Reyna Rueda
Reyna Rueda Alvarado (born ) is a Nicaraguan politician. A member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), she has served as mayor of Managua since 2018. Early life Rueda studied business administration at the Central American University (UCA). Career Rueda was serving as a member of the Managua city council as of 2017. She was elected mayor on 5 November of that year with 87.64% of the vote, and sworn into office on 4 January 2018, to serve a four-year term. She succeeded Daysi Torres. On a 2019 visit to Miami, Rueda faced protests and calls for the United States government to revoke her visa, arguing she was complicit in alleged human rights violations by the FSLN government. Domestically, she faced criticism for her travel after billing the city of Managua 2.3 million córdobas (about $65,000 USD) for airplane tickets to 23 countries. As of 2017, the annual budget for the city was 5.19 million córdobas. Personal life Rueda was married to Guillermo Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Managua
The mayor of Managua is chief executive of the capital city of Nicaragua, with almost two million residents as of 2018. The mayor is chosen in the quadriennal Nicaraguan general elections. The incumbent is Reyna Rueda of the FSLN. The city's other officials include the deputy mayor and the city council. List of mayors *1953-1956: Julio C. Quintana Villanueva *1954-1961: Gustavo Raskosky *1961-1963: Guillermo Lang *1963-1968: Humberto Ramírez Estrada *1968-1970: Arturo Cruz Porras *1970-1976 Luis Valle Olivares *1976-1979: Orlando Montenegro Medrano *1979-1980: Paul Atha Ramírez *1980-1985: Samuel Santos López – held office during the Junta of National Reconstruction; official title was "Minister of Reconstruction for Managua" *1985-1988: Moisés Hassan *1988-1990 : Carlos Carrión Cruz – previously in charge of FSLN political operations in Managua, Carrión became Mayor when Hassan quit the FSLN *1990-1995: Arnoldo Alemán – first mayor after FSLN defeat in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisy Torres
Daysi Ivette Torres Bosques is a Nicaraguan politician. She was mayor of Managua, the first female mayor of the city. She occupied the post from 2009 when the former mayor Alexis Argüello died until 2018. She is a member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front.http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/257141-daisy-torres-busca-su-reeleccion/ El Nuevo Diario References Mayors of Managua 21st-century Nicaraguan women politicians 21st-century Nicaraguan politicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{nicaragua-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandinista National Liberation Front
The Sandinista National Liberation Front ( es, Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN) is a Socialism, socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas () in both English and Spanish. The party is named after Augusto César Sandino, who led the Nicaraguan resistance against the United States occupation of Nicaragua in the 1930s.History Matter"To Abolish the Monroe Doctrine": Proclamation from Augusto César SandinoRetrieved 29/09/12 The FSLN overthrew Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979, ending the Somoza family, Somoza dynasty, and established a revolutionary government in its place. Having seized power, the Sandinistas ruled Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as part of a Junta of National Reconstruction. Following the resignation of centrist members from this Junta, the FSLN took exclusive power in March 1981. They instituted a policy of mass literacy, devoted significant resources to health care, and promoted gender equality but came under int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central American University
José Simeón Cañas Central American University ( es, Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"), also known as UCA El Salvador, is a private university with nonprofit purposes in San Salvador, El Salvador, run by the Society of Jesus. It was founded on September 15, 1965, at the request of a group of Roman Catholic families who appealed to the Salvadoran government and the Society of Jesus in order to create another university as an alternative to the University of El Salvador, becoming the first private institution of higher education in the country. The Jesuits also run Central American University in Nicaragua (UCA Managua), opened in 1960. History UCA has since evolved to be one of the best institutions of higher learning in Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama). This is the case, despite the university's focus on playing a decisive role in the transformation of the unjust Salvadoran society. Such a focus within the Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Managua
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2014–2020 Nicaraguan Protests
The 2014–2018 Nicaraguan protests were a series of protests against President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega and actions performed by his government, the dismantling of the opposition, and violence against peaceful protesters. The protests began in 2014, when the construction of the Nicaragua Canal was about to begin, and several hundred protesters blocked roads and clashed with police during the groundbreaking of the canal. Tens of thousands of Nicaraguans began to protest against President Ortega for what they believe to be a corrupt electoral system. The protests were renewed in April 2018 following the Ortega administration's decree of the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute's social security reform increasing taxes and decreasing benefits. Police and the paramilitary groups attacked and killed unarmed protesters, which made people to stand-up. After five days of deadly unrest, Ortega announced the cancellation of the reforms. Since then, Ortega faced the largest protests in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicaraguan Córdoba
The córdoba (, currency sign, sign: C$; ISO 4217, code: NIO) is the currency of Nicaragua. It is divided into 100 ''centavos''. History The first córdoba was introduced on March 20, 1912. It replaced the Nicaraguan peso, peso moneda corriente at a rate of pesos m/c = 1 córdoba and the peso fuerte at par. It was initially nearly equal to the US dollar. It was named after the Conquistador Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (founder of Nicaragua), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. On February 15, 1988, the 2nd córdoba was introduced. It was equal to 1,000 1st córdobas. On April 30, 1991, the third córdoba, also called the ''córdoba oro'', was introduced, worth 5,000,000 2nd córdobas. Coins First córdoba In 1912, coins were introduced in denominations of , 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 centavos and 1 córdoba. The and 1 centavo were minted in bronze, the 5 centavos in cupro-nickel and the higher denominations in silver. The 1 córdoba was only minted in 1912, whilst centavo p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
