What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries
Donald Trump’s moves to install loyalists in US security agencies and the military echo the actions of strongmen worldwide ...
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Nicaraguan Supreme Court opens the way for re-election of President Ortega
The Nicaraguan Supreme Court has lifted a constitutional ban on re-election, clearing the way for President Daniel Ortega to run again in 2011 elections. The court's decision followed an appeal by ...
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Nicaraguan clergymen said to have been freed and deported
Nicaragua has been going through a crisis since April 2018, which was deepened by the obscure November 2021 elections, in which Ortega was reelected for a fifth term, fourth consecutive and second ...