1997 Right-winger Arnoldo Aleman sworn in as president of Nicaragua
1992 Nicaragua struck by earthquake/floodings; 118 die
1991 Debbie Doom (U.S.) pitches 2nd consecutive perfect game in women's softball at the Pan American Games, beats Nicaragua, 8-0
1991 Enrique B Varela, commandant Nicaragua contra's, dies
1990 Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a 6 year term as Nicaragua's president
1990 Truce in Nicaragua's civil war
1988 U.S. sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras
1987 Ben Linder, development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua
1985 U.S. president Reagan ends embargo against Nicaragua
1985 Daniel Ortega Saavedra inaugurated as president of Nicaragua
1984 Nicaragua holds 1st free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63%
1984 Bomb explodes in rebel leader Eden Pastora headquarters in Nicaragua
1984 International Court of Justice rules on U.S. blockade of Nicaragua
1983 Nicaragua expels 3 U.S. diplomats
1982 Nicaragua suspends their citizens rights for 30 days
1979 Nicaragua Liberation Day; Sandinistas take over from Somoza
1978 Sandinistas occupy National Palace in Managua Nicaragua
1972 6.25 Earthquake destroys central Managua Nicaragua, 10,000 die
1972 6.25 earthquake strikes Managua Nicaragua, 12,000+ killed
1971 U.S. canal rights in Nicaragua and rights to Corn Islands expire
1970 Marvin Benard, Bluefields Nicaragua, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
1967 Anastasio Somoza Debayle becomes president of Nicaragua
1967 Luis Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1956-63), dies at 44
1967 Anastasio Somoza elected president of Nicaragua
1961 Cuban-American invasion army departs Nicaragua
1959 President Somoza ends emergency crisis in Nicaragua
1955 Argentine ex-president Peron arrives in Nicaragua
1955 [Jose] Dennis Martinez, Nicaragua, pitcher, Orioles, Expos, Indians
1952 Alexis Arguello, born in Managua, Nicaragua, featherweight boxer, 1974 champ
1946 Barbara Carrera, Managua Nicaragua, actress, Angelica-Dallas
1945 Daniel Ortega Saavedra, president of Nicaragua, 1984-90
1945 Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept United Nations Charter
1945 Bianca Perez Morena de Macias Jagger, Nicaragua, model/Mick's ex-wife
1937 Anastasio Somoza becomes president of Nicaragua
1936 Anastasio Somoza elected President of Nicaragua
1936 Gen. Anastasio Somoza takes over as dictator of Nicaragua
1933 US troops leave Nicaragua
1931 Earthquake devastate Managua Nicaragua, kills 2,000
1929 Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, president of Nicaragua, 1990-
1928 Jose Moncada elected president of Nicaragua
1927 Augusto Sandino begins 5 -year war against U.S. occupation of Nicaragua
1927 Nicaragua agrees to a U.S. supervised presidential election in 1928
1927 U.S. Marines sent to Nicaragua
1926 U.S. Marines land in Nicaragua (9-mo after leaving), stay until 1933
1926 U.S. military intervenes in Nicaragua
1926 Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, 1st Cent American cardinal, Nicaragua
1925 Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua, 1967..79
1925 U.S. Marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation
1925 Last U.S. troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912)
1922 Luis Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua, 1956-63
1914 U.S., Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to U.S.
1912 2,500 U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua; U.S. remains until 1925
1912 U.S. Marines sent to Nicaragua
1911 Nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to U.S., not ratified
1910 U.S. supported opposition brings down Madriz in Nicaragua
1909 U.S. invades Nicaragua, later overthrows President Zelaya
1896 Marines land in Nicaragua to protect U.S. citizens
1896 Anastasio "Tacho" Somoza, general/president of Nicaragua, 1937-56
1895 El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form Central American Union
1895 Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras form a short-lived confederation
1895 Matthew B. Ridgway, U.S. general in WW II, China, Nicaragua, Korea, NATO
1894 U.S. intervenes in Bluefields, Nicaragua
1894 Nicaragua captures Tegucigalpa, Honduras (National Day, sort of)
1874 Juan Bautista Sacasa, President of Nicaragua, 1932-36
1867 Ruben Dario, national poet, Nicaragua
1860 Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua
1857 William Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to U.S. Navy
1856 Battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders
1855 U.S. adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery
1854 U.S. forces shell and burn San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua
1853 Jose Santos Zelaya, L, ruler of Nicaragua, 1893-1910
1849 1st gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to California
1848 Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua
1838 Nicaragua declares independence from Central American federation
1824 William Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua, 1856-57
1821 Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua gain independ
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