La Prensa

La Prensa is a Nicaraguan newspaper, with offices in the capital Managua. At the time of the Contra war against the ruling Sandinistas, it supported the goals of overthrowing the government, ending restrictions on speech, and holding new elections.

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La Prensa was well known as being hostile to the government during the reign of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. In 1978, its editor Pedro Chamorro was assassinated, presumably by authorities representing the Somoza government, and a funeral was held which 50,000 Nicaraguans attended.

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However, the paper was also critical of the nascent ruling junta which succeeded Somoza, especially with the resignation of Pedro Chammorro's widow, Violeta, in 1980. Its criticism of Sandinista policies and Daniel Ortega led to periodic crises and various restrictions on press freedom. In one incident a large group of demonstrators gathered around the office and engaged in a conflict with some security guards. The government used this as a pretext to occupy the office and discontinue the paper. Full restrictions on La Prensa were not lifted until 1987.

Nicaragua: Nicaragua is a republic in Central America. It is the largest Central American nation but the least densely populated. It is bordered on the north by Honduras and on south by Costa Rica. Its western coastline is on the Pacific Ocean, while the east side of the country is on the Caribbean Sea. The...

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