Ms. Chamorro, who stunned the world in the 1990 Nicaraguan presidential election, defeating Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega to become the country’s first female head of state, died June 14 in ...

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.

June 14 (Reuters) - Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, the first female president of Nicaragua, died early Saturday morning in Costa Rica at the age of 95, her family announced in a statement. Chamorro ...

Young Chamorro dancers backstage waited for their due to perform during the 13th Annual Chamorro Cultural Festival held at Oceanside Pier Amphitheatre on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Oceanside, CA.

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, who rose to the presidency of Nicaragua in 1990, presenting herself as unity figure in the wake of civil war and becoming the first woman elected to govern a Central ...

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.