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

Violeta Chamorro, whose 1990 upset victory made her Nicaragua's first female president — and ushered peace into civil ...

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

Latin America’s first elected female president won a surprise victory over Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega and demobilized ...

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 at 1: ...

Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into politics by her husband’s assassination and became president of Nicaragua, has died at 95, her family said.

Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into national politics by her husband's assassination and stunned the world by ousting the ruling Sandinista party in presidential ...

Husband’s assassination. Born Violeta Barrios Torres on Oct. 18, 1929, in the southwestern city of Rivas, Chamorro had little by way of preparation for the public eye.

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

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