Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, Nicaragua’s first female president and a key figure in ending her country’s civil war, passed away peacefully this morning in San José, Costa Rica, at the age of 95. Her ...

FILE - Former Nicaraguan President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro smiles during an interview at her home in Managua, Oct. 19, 2006. Barrios de Chamorro, a simple housewife thrust into Nicaraguan ...

San José (AFP) – Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua after decades of war and was the first woman elected president in the Americas, died Saturday at the age of 95, her family said.

Nicaragua's former President Violeta Chamorro dies at 95, family says. Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into national politics by her husband’s assassination and stunned ...

Rest of World News: Violeta Chamorro, Nicaragua's first female president, has died at 95. She unexpectedly entered politics after her husband's assassination, defeating t ...

FILE - Nicaragua's new President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro flashes vee signs as outgoing President Daniel Ortega applauds after placing the presidential sash on her, in Managua, April 25, 1990.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into politics by her husband’s assassination and stunned the world by ousting the ruling Sandinista party ...

FILE - Nicaraguan presidential candidate Violeta Chamorro raises her arms as she receives a warm welcome during her visit to Miami on Sept. 17, 1989. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Violeta Chamorro, an ...

Violeta Chamorro, Nicaraguan leader who helped end civil war, dies at 95 She called for national reconciliation and, in 1990, became her country’s first female head of state. June 14, 2025 ...

A German court has sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment for torture and war crimes in his homeland for killing two people and torturing nine in Syria between 2011 and 2012.

A 14-month legal battle between San Bernardino County and an Arrowbear man over the life of his beloved German shepherd has ended with an agreement to send the dog to an animal sanctuary in Utah ...