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...himself, is in no rush to return to the civilian life he abandoned eight years ago to take up arms against the Sandinistas. As he sat beneath a tree in the dusty backwater village of San Marcos in northern Nicaragua last week, Ciguena, 25, explained that he supports Violeta Chamorro, whose National Opposition Union (U.N.O.) defeated the Sandinistas at the polls two weeks ago. But Chamorro has called on the contras to disband, and Ciguena doubts that she can function as President without him and his fellow fighters. "The Sandinistas," Ciguena warns, "are very treacherous. If we turn...
...sworn in April 25. In its last days, the defeated regime is also moving to enact sweeping laws that would turn public property over to Sandinista officials and give immunity for all unprosecuted crimes committed since their revolution in 1979. As the contras and Sandinistas trade belligerences, President-elect Chamorro is caught in the middle, facing the unenviable prospect of becoming a commander in chief saddled with two armies, neither of which takes orders from...
...part because of pressure from the Bush Administration, which is concerned that Chamorro's inauguration may be derailed by the contras' intransigence, the rebel leaders are trying to appear reasonable. They have said they are willing to dismantle their forces, and though they talk of the need to "demilitarize" Nicaragua, they have dropped their initial condition that the Sandinista People's Army disarm simultaneously. Insists the group's chief negotiator, Oscar Sobalvarro: "The only thing that interests our people is to be able to go back without reprisals...
...Sandinista army may prove to be the bigger headache for the incoming Chamorro administration. Despite an increase in conscript desertions since the elections, the army's 15,000-strong professional core remains well disciplined and loyal to the Sandinistas. Chamorro has vowed to abolish the draft and reduce the size of the military. Luis Humberto Guzman, a member of U.N.O.'s senior advisory board, has said that military spending should not exceed 15% of the budget. Under Ortega, defense expenditures totaled 50% of the budget. For that reason alone, demobilization of both armies makes sense if Nicaragua is going...
...record, Chamorro never returned Reagan's call, but he phoned again Tuesday, and the two spoke only briefly. Chamorro was fretting over her first postelection address, trying to make sure it sounded just right. It was a distraction the Great Communicator would surely appreciate...