Violeta Chamorro’s daughter, Cristiana Chamorro, was held under house arrest for months in Nicaragua and then convicted of ...

After defeating Daniel Ortega at the polls in February 1990, she became the first elected woman president in the Americas.

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, the Nicaraguan leader whose rule in the 1990s marked the end of the country’s civil war and who ...

Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua after years of war and was the first woman elected president in the Americas ...

The former president of Nicaragua passed away in San Jose, Costa Rica, on June 14, 2025, her family confirmed in a statement.

Violeta Chamorro, Nicaragua’s first female president, died at 95 in San José, Costa Rica, on. Learn about her legacy of peace ...

Violeta Chamorro, who was thrust into national politics by her husband’s assassination and stunned the world by ousting the ...

Nicaragua's former President Violeta Chamorro dies at 95, family says ...

Former Nicaraguan President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro smiles during an interview at her home in Managua, Oct. 19, 2006.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Nicaragua's former President Violeta Chamorro dies at 95, family says.

Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua after decades of war and was the first woman elected president in the ...

and those in smaller nations like Violeta Chamorro of Nicaragua and Xiomara Castro, the current president of Honduras. The ascension of women to such heights spotlights how some democracies in ...