As Latin America is constantly being plagued by authoritarianism‚ the legitimacy of the governing body is often scrutinized. Nicaragua is no exception. Today‚ its internal legitimacy stands once again in question as the current leftist President‚ Daniel Ortega‚ has continued with the use of undemocratic practices. Ortega’s government works off of an antinomy in which it gives the illusion of democracy by holding elections but interferes with democratic process by abusing the system to his benefit
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the Iran Contra Affair‚ had occurred. The situation of the Iran Contra Affair took place during President Ronald Reagan’s second term of administration. In addition‚ the Iran Contra Affair besides the US‚ involved two other countries: Iran and Nicaragua. (Infoplease.com). Over in Iran‚ there were "seven American hostages being held in Lebanon"(Wikipedia.com). Meanwhile‚ there was also a war going on between Iraq and Iran in 1985. How it came to be that the US would start making sales to Iran
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There have been many natural disasters in the 20th century. One of the most deadliest and most intense hurricanes was Hurricane Mitch. According to the article "Monstrous Mitch" by Mace Bentley and Steve Horstmeyer‚ and Graphs A and B‚ show the conditions and effects that made this hurricane one of the greatest natural disasters of the 20th century. Certain conditions such as pressure and wind speed made this hurricane intense. At first‚ warm ocean water was around 86 degrees fahrenheit‚ which
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As an analyst of the panama invasion case in which the US invaded Panama in order to overthrow Noriega. The panama invasion was when the US invaded Panama in order to remove military dictator Manuel Noriega as he was charged for drug trafficking and of suppressing democracy in panama. I think that the United States shouldn’t invade the Latin American countries because it cost a lot of money and the innocent people of the the Latin American countries are affected. The first reason why I believe that
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CASE 1-9: DE SANCHEZ V. BANCO CENTRAL DE NICARAGUA JUDICIAL BODY United States‚ Court of Appeals‚ Fifth Circuit‚ 1985 FACTS In July 1979‚ the Somoza government in Nicaraguan fell to the revolution. Then‚ some emigres moved to Miami‚ FL. However‚ Mrs. Josefina Navarro de Sanchez is one of emigres‚ the wife of President Somoza’s former Minister of Defense in Nicaragua‚ faced with the problem to collect a check‚ which issued by the Central Bank of Nicaragua. Mrs. Sanchez could not cash the check
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world. Thousands of laborers worked on it for about 10 years‚ using steam shovels and dredgesIs it really worth building a canal in Nicaragua? With news of Nicaragua adopting the idea of a dry canal the first question that should come to mind is‚ is it really worth building a canal in Nicaragua? Many people look at Panama with its enviable economy and say that Nicaragua needs a canal but thThe canal is joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It runs from Cristobal on lemon bay‚ a part of the Caribbean
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centuries‚ serving as the President of Nicaragua from 1893 to 1909. Zelaya was a complex character‚ known for his ambitious vision of modernizing Nicaragua and expanding its influence in the region. His presidency marked a period of significant political‚ economic‚ and social changes and heightened tensions with the United States due to his assertive policies and resistance to American intervention in Nicaraguan affairs. Jose Santos Zelaya’s presidency in Nicaragua epitomized the multifaceted impact
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Nicaraguan Revolution A Revolution can either fail or succeed ‚ many revolutions succeeded due to overthrowing their presidents ‚ and kings and over all important people in that current era . For Example ‚ The people of Nicaragua suffered a huge impact of oppression that led to the development of domination against the Sandinistas and a Revolution that impacted not only Nicaraguan people but also Latin American people with political and social effects . In the Nicaraguan Revolution some of the key
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of the paper and presentation is to get across the point of telling about the many times the US has intervened with other places‚ as well as go into detail about certain documents and how they affected us and Latin America. Throughout the paper‚ Nicaragua‚ Cuba‚ and Guatemala will also be mentioned. Besides‚ I think it is important to discuss due to peoples misunderstandings of how much the United States has taken part in destroying Latin American economy due to our own economic interest. There
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Looking back at the late 19th century and early 20th century‚ America engaged in acts of imperialism that left the country forever changed. This imperialism period was made up of nations expanding their influence and power to other countries around the world through diplomacy or military force. Along with other countries‚ the United States gained a bigger influence and authority in foreign places. The United States wanted to imperialize because the country was threatened by other foreign countries
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