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Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Violeta Chamorro.
Post-presidency (1997–2025)
Chamorro retired from politics after her presidential term ended. In July 1997, she established a foundation bearing her name (Spanish: Fundación Violeta Barrios de Chamorro), which she chaired, intended to create development projects to strengthen peace initiatives; it ceased operations in Nicaragua in 2021 under pressure from Ortega, who returned to power in 2007. She joined the Carter Center's Council of Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Americas Program, which works for co-operation and peace throughout the Americas. Chamorro was also a member of the Inter-American Dialogue.