Benjamin Waddell

child protesting in nicaragua

One year after Nicaraguan uprising, Ortega is back in control

April 17, 2019
Global Politics

A massive protest movement exploded across Nicaragua in April 2018, threatening to topple the country's authoritarian regime. What happened to Central America's "tropical spring?"

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