1990 Event Contra guerrillas, leftist Sandinistas and incoming government agree to truce 1990 Event Nicaraguans votes out Sandinistas 1984 Event Nicaragua holds 1st free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63% 1979 Event Nicaragua Liberation Day; Sandinistas take over from Somoza 1978 Event Sandinistas occupy National Palace in Managua Nicaragua
