What happened in April 2018 in Nicaragua?
Government of Nicaragua The 2018–2022 Nicaraguan protests began on 18 April 2018 when demonstrators in several cities of Nicaragua began protests against the social security reforms decreed by President Daniel Ortega that increased taxes and decreased benefits.
Who is the dictator of Nicaragua?
| Daniel Ortega | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2007 | |
| Vice President | Jaime Morales Carazo (2007–2012) Omar Halleslevens (2012–2017) Rosario Murillo (2017–present) |
| Preceded by | Enrique Bolaños |
Where did Nicaragua originate?
The majority of Nicaraguans (between three-fifths and two-thirds of the total population) are mestizos—persons of mixed European and indigenous (Indian) ancestry.
What is the conflict in Nicaragua?
The Nicaraguan Revolution (Spanish: Revolución Nicaragüense or Revolución Popular Sandinista) encompassed the rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s, the campaign led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) to oust the dictatorship in 1978–79, the subsequent efforts of the FSLN …
Why is Nicaragua so poor?
Nicaragua is one of the poorest nations in the continental Americas. With a population of 6.5 million, the country’s chronic cycle of poverty has links with consistent political instability and conflict, high inequality between urban and rural populations, dependency on agricultural exports and natural disasters.
Are Nicaraguan Mayans?
Mayan civilization occupied much of the northwestern part of the isthmus, from Chiapas and Yucatán, now part of southern Mexico, through Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, and El Salvador and into Nicaragua. Although the Maya were the most advanced pre-Columbian civilization in the hemisphere, they were never unified.