The explorer and journalist Charles Webber joined in a revolt in this country in which General Francisco Castellon's forces overthrew the conservative Legitimist party.
The Dutch pirate Abraham Blauveldt gave his name to this country's city of Bluefields. The explorer and journalist Charles Webber joined in a revolt in this country in which General Francisco Castellon's forces overthrew the conservative Legitimist party. That revolt was aided by the soldier of fortune William Walker. In September 1956, the poet Rigoberto Lopez Perez assassinated its dictator Anastasio Somoza Garcia. Violetta Chamorro succeeded its current president in 1990; 2007 saw the reelection of Daniel Ortega. For 10 points, identify this Central American country which, in the 1980s, saw civil war between the Sandinistas and Contras.
The Dutch pirate Abraham Blauveldt gave his name to this country's city of Bluefields.
Republic of {Nicaragua} [accept {Republica} de {Nicaragua}]