One leader of this country allowed his power to pass to Leon Arguello, but gave it to his uncle when Arguello proved too independent.
One leader of this country allowed his power to pass to Leon Arguello, but gave it to his uncle when Arguello proved too independent. That leader of this country was assassinated during a banquet by Rigoberto Perez, and had earlier overthrown President Sacasa to gain power over this country. In the 1990's, this country's rule passed from the FSLN to the opposition led by Violeta de Chamorro. This nation was led by Jose Santos Zelaya and Luis and Anastasio (*) Somoza, who killed the guerrilla leader Augusto Sandino.  An American mercenary named William Walker conquered this country as a filibuster, and ruled it briefly during the 1850s.  For 10 points, name this country, once ruled by Daniel Ortega, whose Sandinistas were funded in the Iran-Contra affair.
One leader of this country allowed his power to pass to Leon Arguello, but gave it to his uncle when Arguello proved too independent.
{Nicaragua}